The Pentagon has asked Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to tone down their anti-Russian rhetoric, warning it undermines European security, Reuters reports. According to the agency's sources, the deputy head of the Pentagon, Elbridge Colby, directly advised the Baltic officials not to "provoke" Russia and to exercise restraint in their public statements. In particular, the US is concerned about statements by the Baltic states describing Russia as "cornered like a rat. ".

The Pentagon has asked Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to tone down their anti-Russian rhetoric, warning it undermines European security, Reuters reports. According to the agency's sources, the deputy head of the Pentagon, Elbridge Colby, directly advised the Baltic officials not to "provoke" Russia and to exercise restraint in their public statements. In particular, the US is concerned about statements by the Baltic states describing Russia as "cornered like a rat. ".