The United States will maintain a military presence in the Baltic region

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken . File photoWASHINGTON, May 27The United States intends to maintain a military presence and exercises in the Baltic Sea region, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. «The United States will also remain active in the exercise and maintain a presence in the Baltic the sea,» he said after talks with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Finland, together with Sweden, decided to abandon their long-term neutrality and applied for NATO membership after the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.Finland is ready to pay dearly for joining NATO