U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Finland's President Sauli Niinisto at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States is "very protective" of the Baltics in the face of a Russian naval exercise with China in the Baltic Sea and said the United States and its allies would be able to handle any threat.
"We are very protective of that region," Trump said at a joint news conference with visiting Finland President Sauli Niinisto. "That's all I can say. We are very, very protective. We have great friends there."
