said that russia could conquer the baltic states vote quicker then we could get there to defend them quote and if this is true it means that these states are not sufficiently protected by the united states or the nato so i think that was about two and a half years ago when i said that but. i would not say the same thing today in the main reason i would say that is the alliance rapid deployment of enhanced foreign presence by liberals in less than a year from the warsaw summit in july last year less than a year germany led a battle group german led bellaver deploys a lithuania canada back on the continent of europe for the first time in years in the lab the u.k. and estonia and of course united states and poland with spain italy france all these countries together that that significantly changes the military calculus number one number two all three of those countries and poland are doing exactly
there to defend them quote hand if this is true it means that these states are not sufficiently protected by the united states or the nato so i think that was about two and a half years ago when i said that but. i would not say the same thing today in the main reason i would say that is the alliance rapid deployment of enhanced foreign presence by liberals in less than a year from the warsaw summit in july last year less than a year germany led a battle group german led battle group deployed to lithuania canada back on the continent of europe for the first time in years in the lab the u.k. and stony and of course united states and poland with spain italy france all these countries together that that significantly changes the military calculus number one number two all three of those countries and poland are doing exactly what they said
said that russia could conquer the baltic states vote quicker then we could get there to defend them quote hand if this is true it means that these states are not sufficiently protected by the united states or the nato so i think that was about two and a half years ago when i said that but. i would not say the same thing today in the main reason i would say that is the alliance rapid deployment of enhanced for presence better words in less than a year from the warsaw summit in july last year less than a year germany led a battle group german led bellaver it deploys a lithuania canada back on the continent of europe for the first time in years in latvia u.k. and estonian of course united states and poland with spain italy france all these countries together that that significantly changes the military calculus number one number two all three of those countries and poland are doing exactly what they said
there to defend them quote hand if this is true it means that these states are not sufficiently protected by the united states or the later so i think that was about two and a half years ago when i said that but. i would not say the same thing today in the main reason i would say that is the alliance rapid deployment of enhanced for presence better words in less than a year from the warsaw summit in july last year less than a year germany led a battle group german led bellaver deployed to lithuania canada back on the continent of europe for the first time in years in latvia u.k. and stony and of course united states and poland with spain italy france all these countries together that that significantly changes the military calculus number one number two all three of those countries and poland are doing exactly what they said they would do under article three of the washington treaty which says every nation
said that russia could conquer the baltic states vote quicker then we could get there to defend them quote hand if this is true it means that these states are not sufficiently protected by the united states or the nato so i think that was about two and a half years ago when i said that but. i would not say the same thing today in the main reason i would say that is the alliance rapid deployment of enhanced for presence better words in less than a year from the warsaw summit in july last year less than a year germany led a battle group german led bellaver deployed to lithuania canada back on the continent of europe for the first time in years in latvia u.k. and stony and of course united states and poland with spain italy france all these countries together that that significantly changes the military calculus number one number two all three of those countries and poland are doing exactly what they said