I think the honourable member mentioned that the weakness of one is the weakness of all, in a sense, and that is at the core of NATO and article 5, and of article 3 of the Washington treaty, which really forces all allies to make sure they have the capabilities to defend themselves, simply because of that.
In the case of the Baltics, of course, there you have a number of countries that are very close to the Russian border often feeling very threatened, but they're part of the NATO alliance, and they have benefited from assurances of article 5 security guarantees and the presence on the ground of other allies. Canada, for example, is leading a battle group in Latvia with 2,500 personnel, along with 11 other NATO allies that are contributing to that battle group. That is replicated in the other Baltic states as well.
The fact that they're there means that on a daily basis they're training, they're exercising, and they're ensuring interoperability and communications. They're also signalling and messaging to the adversary that there is, frankly, “no success for you here if you come in the area”. That works for NATO.
In the context of Ukraine, of course, Ukraine is not an ally and not a member of NATO, but that said, NATO allies are providing considerable support to Ukraine and wanting to ensure that it is able to defend itself, as it has been. My colleague mentioned how amazing the Ukrainian defence has been over the past almost four years, and it continues to be so. There are commitments out there from allies in terms of long-term security commitments to Ukraine that guarantee, if you will, a continued support ongoing over the long term—military, political, economic, etc.