VILNIUS - The United States has given the green light for Baltic nations to rush US-made weapons to Ukraine, with Lithuania on Thursday saying it hoped to deter"aggressor" Russia.holding crisis talks on Ukraine,"European allies have what they need to move forward on additional security assistance Ukraine in the coming days and weeks," the official said.
The exact amounts and types of weapons were not specified but the Baltic nations' arsenals include Javelins - portable missiles capable of destroying tanks. "History shows us that conceding to the aggressor eventually ends in a big war. We do not want this. Any country which is defending itself must have opportunities to do this," he told AFP.His Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks had on Wednesday signalled his country's intention to send Ukraine"both lethal and non-lethal defence equipment".
straits_times Great way to incentivize Russia to invade as soon as possible. 😫
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