In other news from the region, NATO has begun a major naval exercise in the Baltic Sea with Sweden and Finland both taking part. Over the weekend, a U.S. warship moored in Stockholm. U.S. General Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson aboard the ship. Milley praised Sweden and Finland for applying to join NATO, saying it will put Russia in a difficult military position in the Baltic Sea.

Gen. Mark Milley: “So, from a Russian perspective, that would be very problematic for them, militarily speaking, and it would be very advantageous to NATO.”