U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States was ready to defend the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania if required, and will keep its military presence in the region.
"Deterrence is the one key word here. This is exactly why NATO is coming up with new regional defence plans that will hopefully be approved in NATO Vilnius summit in July", said the minister.
Since 2019, the United States has deployed rotating groups of about 500 troops and equipment in Lithuania, and in DecemberNATO has deployed three multinational battalions in each of the Baltic states since 2017, a "persistent" presence of rotating soldiers to serve as a trip wire for a larger response force should Russia invade NATO territory.
"This fight will continue to evolve, and we will do everything we can, working together, to ensure that we are providing them the means to be successful", said Austin. "In terms of whether or not we can get equipment there in a timely fashion - this is something that we are working on each and every day".
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