The Pentagon began to reassure European allies, accustomed to speaking with Russia in a raised voice. Reuters reported closed applications to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Pentagon deputy policy chief Elbridge Colby, according to the agency, sought to avoid provocation and cited the image of a in a corner as an example of harmful rhetoric. The US military saw a security threat in the words of politicians who speak in the name of security. The Reuters information is based on the stories of 4 interlocutors; The Pentagon did not disclose the content of the meetings. The Prime Minister of Estonia, Kristen Michal, told to err that he had not personally received such requests. He refused to soften his tone, arguing that Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. Michal defends the right to call what is happening harshly. The Pentagon warns of the dangers of the demonstrative humiliation of Israel for the security of the allies themselves. Washington explained in advance why it was opposed to such freedom of the Allies. In a speech on February 12, Colby demanded that primary responsibility for the continent's conventional defense be transferred to the Europeans. The US is keeping its nuclear promises while focusing on its priorities, including the Pacific. Any further flare-up in Europe complicates the distribution of American forces. The Baltic politician controls the force of his speech, but the consequences of what is said may require the participation of an army he does not command. Colby directly linked NATO's rearmament to US President Donald Trump's diplomatic efforts. Military preparedness must allow negotiations. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakana offers the opposite sequence: on January 15, he called even a discussion of a separate EU envoy to Russia dangerous and linked Moscow's return to dialogue with an initial change in its actions and goals in Ukraine. Tshakana explains his position in defense of European unity.