The Pentagon asked the Baltic states not to "upset" Russia with harsh statements. Reuters US officials have advised Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to tone down their public rhetoric about Moscow and the threat it poses to Europe. According to the publication's sources, in Washington it is believed that statements by some European leaders that Russia is "backed into a corner" and becoming increasingly desperate due to the slowing of progress on the front are undermining Europe's security. Such warnings were voiced by the Pentagon's deputy head of political affairs, Elbridge Colby. In particular, he told one of the Baltic officials that there was no point in "upsetting" Russia. And he called the comparison with a in a corner unnecessary rhetoric.

The Pentagon asked the Baltic states not to "upset" Russia with harsh statements. Reuters US officials have advised Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to tone down their public rhetoric about Moscow and the threat it poses to Europe. According to the publication's sources, in Washington it is believed that statements by some European leaders that Russia is "backed into a corner" and becoming increasingly desperate due to the slowing of progress on the front are undermining Europe's security. Such warnings were voiced by the Pentagon's deputy head of political affairs, Elbridge Colby. In particular, he told one of the Baltic officials that there was no point in "upsetting" Russia. And he called the comparison with a in a corner unnecessary rhetoric.