Trump signals support for Ukraine in letter to Lithuanian president

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VILNIUS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed support for an undivided Ukraine in a letter to Lithuania's president, using language similar to his predecessor Barack Obama that is likely to be welcomed by Kiev and NATO allies.

Baltic nations have been alarmed by Trump's description of NATO as obsolete and praise for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, but the Feb. 8 letter posted on the website of the U.S. embassy in Vilnius stuck to Washington's previous position.