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Protecting the Baltic States and Checking Russian Territorial Expansion
America has a strong interest in preventing Russia from owning resources in Ukraine and advancing towards the borders of neighboring countries. The Baltic states, namely Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, are particularly vulnerable, reliant on NATO's security guarantees to deter Russian aggression. Russia's control over Kalin and Grad, non-contiguous territories near Poland and Lithuania, poses a threat. With Russia's history of invasions in Crimea, Georgia, and threats to Kazakhstan, restraining Russian territorial expansion aligns with America's interests, especially if it's a non-lethal cost like financial investment.