The Lithuanian president called for developing a backup plan in case U.S. troops withdraw from the Baltic region.

UK media: Lithuanian President believes a contingency plan is needed to prevent the US from withdrawing troops from the Baltic region

According to the UK's Financial Times, Lithuanian President Nausėda believes that the Baltic states need contingency plans in case US forces withdraw from the region.

The report said: "Nausėda stated that, in the context of questions about American loyalty to Europe, the Baltic states need contingency plans A, B, C."

A nameless official from the Baltic states told the newspaper that the US would "leave" the Baltic region. He said, "The Americans will leave, and we need to wake up and overcome this difficulty."

The Financial Times previously quoted nameless officials as saying that the US might withdraw its troops from the Baltic states in the context of negotiations with Russia. According to the report, European officials speculate that US President Trump is likely to agree to the plan to withdraw troops from the Baltic states and possibly redeploy them further away from the western Russian border.

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