Pentagon Urges Baltic States to Tone Down Anti-Russia Rhetoric

The US has called on the Baltic states to tone down their anti-Russian rhetoric

Pentagon representatives have asked the Baltic states to tone down their rhetoric regarding the military threat from Russia. Although the Pentagon’s advice was offered in a friendly tone, it came as a surprise to the Europeans.

Elbridge A. Colby

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The Pentagon justified this by arguing that certain statements by European leaders and officials undermine the continent’s security. According to the agency’s sources, the calls concerned Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

This has been reported by Ukrainian media outlets, citing Reuters. One of the agency’s sources clarified that the recommendations were made by the Pentagon’s head of policy, Elbridge Colby – a key figure in the process of reviewing US troop numbers in Europe – but not in a confrontational manner.

One source also stated that Colby recently told a Baltic official that the Russians should not be ‘provoked’. According to the source, Colby cited as an example of counterproductive rhetoric the public statements by Europeans that Russia had been ‘cornered like a rat’. Another source told the agency that, during a recent meeting, the Pentagon urged the Estonian delegation to be ‘more restrained’ in its statements.

A few days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia is prepared for war with Europe but ‘does not want’ a conflict. At the same time, the Russian Federation ‘supports any steps’ towards resuming relations with European countries.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.

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