In the US, there was no threat to the Baltic states from Russia

“The Baltic countries are largely part of what is now called Western society, and we do not think that there is any threat to them at the present time,” RIA Novosti quotes his answer to the question of the reality of the “Russian threat”.

Gilmore also noted that the Baltic countries are members of NATO and participate in military exercises that "do not threaten the Russian people."

In February, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that the deployment of NATO forces, including the US military, in Lithuania and the Baltic region is "a strong deterrent to Russia."