| Sumario: | Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are in the difficult position of having to choose between the U.S. and Europe. The three Baltic states are candidates to join the European Union (EU), and pressure by it to conform resulted in them refusing to sign the pledge that gives immunity to U.S. military personnel and civilians serving abroad from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. This decision caused the U.S. to suspend military aid to them, and a number of other countries, on July 1, 2003. Details of how or whether these countries' integration into the EU will affect their relationship with the U.S. are provided.
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