VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Two senior Lithuanian officials have told The Associated Press that President-elect Donald Trump is actually right that Europeans must increase military spending.
Trump stunned Washington’s allies during the U.S. election campaign by suggesting that American military guarantees to NATO members could depend on whether they are paying enough on defense.
The Baltics have been shaken by Russian military interventions in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria, and many strategic analysts feel the small Baltic states — all former Soviet republics — are the most vulnerable if Russia were to continue its expansionist policies. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
