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To Reassure Baltic Allies, Obama Will Visit Estonia Obama to Visit Estonia to Reassure Baltic Allies
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WASHINGTON — President Obama will travel to Estonia during the first week of September to reassure Baltic allies that they have the support of the United States, the White House said, as tensions rise over Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. WASHINGTON — President Obama will travel to Estonia during the first week of September to reassure Baltic allies that they have the support of the United States, the White House said, as tensions rise over Russian intervention in Ukraine.
Mr. Obama is adding the stop in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to his previously scheduled trip to Wales for a NATO summit, where the crisis in Ukraine is expected to be one of the main topics of discussion. Mr. Obama is adding the stop in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to his scheduled trip to Wales for a NATO summit meeting, where the crisis in Ukraine is expected to be one of the main topics of discussion.
The White House said the stop will include meetings with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Latvian President Andris Berzins and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite. The White House said the stop would include meetings with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves of Estonia, President Andris Berzins of Latvia and President Dalia Grybauskaite of Lithuania.
“In light of recent developments in Ukraine, the United States has taken steps to reassure allies in Central and Eastern Europe, and this trip is a chance to reaffirm our ironclad commitment to Article V as the foundation of NATO,” Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said in a statement.“In light of recent developments in Ukraine, the United States has taken steps to reassure allies in Central and Eastern Europe, and this trip is a chance to reaffirm our ironclad commitment to Article V as the foundation of NATO,” Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said in a statement.
Ms. Hayden was referring to the principle of collective defense that undergirds the alliance. The Obama administration has been working to calm NATO allies who are unnerved by Russia’s recent aggression.Ms. Hayden was referring to the principle of collective defense that undergirds the alliance. The Obama administration has been working to calm NATO allies who are unnerved by Russia’s recent aggression.
In March, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. traveled to Poland and Lithuania to deliver the same message, as Mr. Ilves was urging his fellow European leaders to act boldly to impose sanctions on Russia.In March, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. traveled to Poland and Lithuania to deliver the same message, as Mr. Ilves was urging his fellow European leaders to act boldly to impose sanctions on Russia.