In Warsaw, Poland, Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė and Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur addressed the structural collapse of Washington's commitments to the Eastern Flank. American officials have formally notified European counterparts that weapons purchased under the Foreign Military Sales program will be significantly delayed. The diversion of critical assets is a direct mathematical consequence of the Iran war drawing down finite stockpiles. Even before the current Middle East escalation, billions of dollars in artillery and anti-tank missiles had been depleted by operations in Ukraine and Gaza. On April 18, Pevkur told local broadcaster ERR that his primary concern revolves around the delayed procurement of ammunition for M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems. Ruginienė maintained a diplomatic veneer regarding the shifting schedules, stating her government does not see a big problem so far. The reality, however, is a clinical exercise in imperial triage. With American air defense platforms permanently diverted to sustain the maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the Baltic states are forced to absorb the unhedged volatility of an exposed sovereign perimeter. Washington has calculated that stabilizing the global hydrocarbon market supersedes the immediate territorial integrity of its peripheral European allies.