The Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have called for additional NATO forces to bolster their security as Russia invades Ukraine and tightens its grip on neighboring Belarus.
The small European Union states, whose combined population is similar to that of the island of Ireland, have called for years for a harder line to be taken to deter the Kremlin.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis tweeted Thursday:
"We in Lithuania know it very well that Ukraine is fighting not just for Ukraine, but for us in the region, Europe and everyone in the democratic world. It is our obligation not just to punish Russia for its actions but to help Ukraine with all and every means available. Now."
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