The Baltic heads of government also said they planned to continue increasing national defense budgets. The Prime Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia is calling for a ban on Russian oil and gas imports. In addition, they announced their intention to increase defense spending and called for the continued presence of NATO divisions in the Baltic region amid Russia's war against Ukraine . This is evidenced by a joint statement by the Heads of Government of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
NATO flank, “the statement said.
The statement also said that the Baltic states needed modern permanent defense solutions to prevent any potential aggression.
“Greater presence of ground, air and naval forces is needed. To ensure the continued presence of the Allies in the Baltic States, three combat-ready divisions will be needed, one in each of the Baltic States, designed for collective defense and capable of uniting local national defense forces, “the statement said. The prime ministers of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonite, Latvia, Krišjanis Karinš and Estonia, Kaja Kallas, said that each division should include a brigade of allied readiness with the necessary support capabilities based on reinforced battle groups.
The Heads of Government of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia also stated that they plan to continue to increase their national defense budgets to at least 2.5% of GDP.
other options for further coordination of capacity building activities. We will develop common procedures so that states can provide military and non-military assistance to each other or to several Baltic states at their request, “the joint statement said.
The prime ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia also criticized the aggression. Russia, called on Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine and begin to comply with international law.
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Earlier it was reported that Estonia and Latvia have officially recognized Russia's war against Ukraine by genocide .
The parliaments called on them to support the investigation into the evidence of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
