The parliamentary heads of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Friday appealed to the US Congress to approve a stalled aid package for Ukraine as it fends off Russian attacks for the third year. “Europe is taking historic steps to strengthen its defence capabilities, but this inevitably takes time – time that Ukrainedoes not have,” the signatories wrote in a joint letter to Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson. “That is why US aid is indispensable at this crucial juncture before Europe’s ability to defend itself has come into its own and we do even more to hel…