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The Baltic states are "very unhappy" after the UK failed to invite their leaders to join a summit on Ukraine this weekend, a European diplomatic source has said. The source, with knowledge of the situation, warned that Moscow would notice with interest that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have been excluded. "Russia and our publics will clearly assess this that we are sold out by the US, but also by [the] UK and France," said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The source said the leaders of Norway, Finland, Sweden and Poland were among the invitees, noting Helsinki and Warsaw have both publicly ruled out contributing troops to an international security force in Ukraine. The source said members of the Baltic states "have a plan… but [were] not invited". "All three Balts are among the highest supporters for Ukraine in terms of percentage of GDP and capabilities provided," the source said.
"All decisions directly impact our security. Like another pact to divide Europe or take us for granted. Shameful." The UK regards Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as key partners. The three Baltic states are closely allied with Britain as members of the Joint Expeditionary Force, a grouping of like-minded European NATO member states.
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