US senators push to give Baltic nations hundreds of millions in military support

US senators push to give Baltic nations hundreds of millions in military support

The Baltic nations could receive more than a hundred million dollars annually from the United States if a bill introduced by U.S. senators is passed into law. The Baltic Security Initiative Act would make military financial support permanent and increase security cooperation. The Baltic countries are Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Geographically, they are NATO’s first line of defense against Russia. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, it has committed…