Biden arrives in Riga to reassure Baltic allies of United States support

Biden also reassured the Baltic presidents that the us commitment to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, obliging all other members in case of an attack on one member state to come to its aid, is unwavering and that the usa considers it to be its “sacred obligation” to defend its allies. In a speech to our NATO allies, he assured our NATO allies that Trump does not speak for the US, especially since the GOP nominee does not quite grasp the treaty’s fine print.

“We have a common resolve to stand for our values and do it wherever necessary by whatever means it takes and for us we have never doubted in Article 5”, said Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden landed in Riga on Tuesday to meet with the presidents of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and reassure the Baltic allies of U.S. support.

Donald Trump had questioned NATO’s pledge to defend the Baltic states which border Russian Federation.

“Don’t listen to that other fellow”.

Trump told The New York Times last month that he wouldn’t adhere to Article 5 unless the other member nations “have fulfilled their obligations to us”, like paying their share of the military alliance. Biden is not bringing with him what the Turks say they most want – assurance that the United States will extradite Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, a USA resident they charge instigated the coup attempt.

The only time North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has invoked Article 5 was to defend Trump’s hometown after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

Russian Federation and Iran, which support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, have been on opposite sides of the Syrian civil war from Turkey, which has shared the US view that Assad should step down.

“Considering the pre-election statements made by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, from the point of view of guarantees for the allies, I see more security if Clinton is elected”, Sobotka told the Tuesday edition of Czech financial daily Hospodarskie Noviny (HN).

“There is continued overwhelming bipartisan agreement in the United States.to maintain our commitment to Nato”, Mr Biden insisted.