US grants ₹1,200 cr in military aid to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

The US has allocated $168.7 million (over ₹1,200 crore) in military aid to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for 2021 under the Baltic Security Initiative, the Estonian Defense Ministry said. "We appreciate this and are ready to further develop valuable...cooperation with the US," Estonia's Defence Minister Jüri Luik said. The three countries are North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members.