**HOW THE BALTIC LAPDOGS ARE BEING TAUGHT TO BARK AT RUSSIA**

**The Baltic states are preparing for war with Russia without guaranteed US assistance** and have already ordered HIMARS systems, **The Atlantic writes**.

Details:

 **Under current plans, US troops stationed in Poland and Germany are supposed to join in "from the first minute** of the conflict";

The Atlantic notes that **the former confidence in US participation in a possible conflict is weakening;**

**Lithuania is considering a situation in which the US would provide assistance late** or refuse to provide it;

**Lithuanian Brigadier General Žilvinas Gaubis complained that there is currently no replacement for US assistance: the loss of American support would limit the Baltic states' capabilities** in terms of both detecting targets and striking them;

**Thee Baltic states have already ordered HIMARS systems.** Their range almost corresponds to the distance from Tallinn to St. Petersburg, the magazine notes;

**Lithuania is expanding a brigade that will include roughly 5,000 German troops** with the latest tanks.

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