It is being described as a show of US support for NATO allies in the Baltics worried about the reach of Russian influence.<br /><br />US Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Estonia, at the start of a three-day trip that will also take him to Montenegro and Georgia.<br /><br />The US Ambassador to Estonia, James D. Melville, told reporters: “I would like to think that everything that the US has done with our friends and allies has been a reminder to Russia, or anyone else who has challenged the security and stability of Europe should realise that we are not going anywhere and that we will meet those challenges”.<br /><br />Pence is also set for talks with the presidents of Latvia and Lithuania.<br /><br />The Georgian army began two weeks of military exercises with the US, Britain, Germany, Turkey and other allies just a day before Pence arrives there.<br /><br />Georgia’s Prime Minister, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, said he hoped the exercises will help get his country closer to NATO standards and strengthen stability in the region.<br />
