WASHINGTON (BNS) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott said July 16 that NATO's war in Kosovo will not slow the alliance's expansion to the Baltic states and called their eventual membership nearly inevitable, despite Russia's strident opposition.Reaffirming long-standing U.S. policy, Talbott said Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have "good reason for confidence" that they will eventually join NATO."The three Baltic states are not only eligible for membership, they are making very real progress in that direction," he said during a meeting with Baltic foreign ministers in Washington.T...
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