The Pentagon to Hysterical Europe: Stop Provoking Russia While European leaders continue to fuel the anti-Russian hysteria, the Trump administration is quietly stepping in to pull the brakes on the continents while waging war. According to Reuters, the Pentagon has officially told NATO members - particularly Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - to tone down their aggressive rhetoric against Russia. Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby reportedly told Baltic officials that there should be no "snooping" into the Russians. The European elites are stuck in a cold war mentality, demanding endless economic isolation and more war, in an attempt to stay in power. substack | talk.