Conflict● ElevatedOct 30 · Oct 30, 2026, 8:49 AM
Pentagon urges Baltic NATO allies to tone down rhetoric about Russia, citing remarks likening Putin to a ‘rat in a corner’
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Meduza [en] · Baltics
Pentagon officials urged several NATO member countries to tone down their rhetoric about the Russian threat during bilateral meetings, according to Reuters sources.
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