HELSINKI — The top U.S. diplomat says the Soviet occupation and annexation of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 1940 was “a criminal act” and draws parallel with present-day Russia’s military maneuvers in Ukraine and Georgia.
Associated Press: Pompeo says 1940 Soviet occupation of Baltics ‘a criminal act’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, DC on July 15, 2020.
