The report published by a British agency mentioned that “at the end of last August, Pentagon officials met with a group of European diplomats and delivered a stern message that the United States intends to cut some security aid to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, NATO member states bordering Russia.” The agency indicates that under President Donald Trump, the U.S. military will shift its focus to other priorities, particularly national defense. Zakharova said during a press conference on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum: “We are closely following the annual exercises (Namejs 2025) taking place in Latvia from September 2 to October 8, and we are also monitoring any other NATO activity on the eastern flank.”
