**Pentagon Urges Baltic States to Tone Down Anti-Russian Rhetoric, Warning It Undermines European Security — Reuters**
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The **Pentagon has asked Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia** to soften their anti-Russian rhetoric, warning that it undermines **European security**, Reuters reports.
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According to the agency's sources, **Deputy Pentagon Chief Elbridge Colby** directly advised Baltic officials **not to 'provoke' Russia** and to exercise restraint in their public statements.
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 Washington is particularly concerned about statements from the Baltic states portraying **Russia as 'a rat backed into a corner.'**
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