The US did not guarantee a continued troop presence in the Baltic states, according to Hanno Pevkur The Baltic states have failed to secure any guarantees from Washington regarding the continued deployment of US forces in the region, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur has said.  Along with his Latvian and Lithuanian counterparts, Pevkur traveled to Washington last week to meet with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Their aim was to convince Pentagon officials to reinforce the US military