BIDEN: U.S. COMMITTED TO PROTECTING BALTIC STATES FROM RUSSIA

Riga, Latvia — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday reaffirmed America’s determination to defend the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia against any aggression from neighboring Russia. Biden told reporters that the U.S. remains committed to NATO’s Article 5, the key principle of collective defense of all alliance members. He dismissed comments from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that, were he to win November’s election, he might withdraw U.S. backing for the Baltics’ defense.