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Batch of US Armored Vehicles Delivered to Baltic States (VIDEO)

© AP Photo / Mindaugas KulbisU.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at the M1A2 Abrams battle tank during a military exercise at the Gaiziunu Training Range in Pabrade some 60km.(38 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, April 9, 2015
U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at the M1A2 Abrams battle tank during a military exercise at the Gaiziunu Training Range in Pabrade some 60km.(38 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, April 9, 2015 - Sputnik International
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A batch of new US armored vehicles were transported into the Baltic states, Latvian news portal Delfi reported.

Abrams tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles were delivered and unloaded at one of the seaports in southwestern Latvia. In addition, more ammunition and hardware parts for US military vehicles were brought to Latvia. Some of these parts will be shipped further to Estonia and Lithuania, Delfi said.

Meanwhile, a scandal erupted in Latvia after photos from a September NATO drill were posted on social media. In some pictures, members of a US special police unit were seen arresting civilian targets.

The Latvian public raised a legitimate question: why was the US special police unit arresting people on the territory of a foreign country?

US, Britain and Germany Continue to Scramble for the Baltics

The United States, Britain and Germany have all been scrambling to put their own troops in the Baltic States as of late. Washington, London and Berlin are so eager protect the Baltics from Russian "aggression" that it is creating friction among them.

NATO is a redundant and defective body of the West, which one day will fall off, hopefully without harmful consequences to anyone involved, RIA Novosti correspondent from Estonia Mikhail Sheinkman said. - Sputnik International
Defective Eurofighters Describe NATO’s True Feelings Toward Baltics
Protection of the Baltic States is a safe haven. First of all, regardless of what the governments of the Baltic States say about Russian "aggression," NATO commanders understand that it's a myth and therefore it's much better to prove their solidarity in Estonia or Latvia than on a real battlefield.

Second, by providing "protection," London and Berlin could then possibly send refugees to the Baltics. The locals of course will be against it, but no refugees would mean no protection.

And thirdly, a presence in the Baltics is a great opportunity for the United States, Britain and Germany to make the full use of their aging military hardware.    

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