The countries signed formal applications to join the European Union as concerns intensified that Russian aggression could spread further than Ukraine.
Ukraine's NATO allies are stepping up to strengthen the country's defences in response to Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine, while Germany blocks the export of German-made weapons.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia can now send American-made missiles and weapons to Kiev to "help bolster its defences in the face of growing Russian aggression".
Iraq's Foreign Ministry says the country provided temporary passports for 383 Iraqis who lost their documents during the crisis on EU borders.
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen made the pledges during a visit to Latvia and Lithuania ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Latvia this week.
Migrants and refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq have been stuck on the EU's eastern borders with Belarus without food, clean water, shelter and medicine for two weeks.
The 17-year-old Wembanyama, who is not eligible for the NBA draft until 2023 and was playing against a team with several projected first-round 2022 NBA draft picks, went just 1 for 5 from behind the arc but sank all nine of his free throws.
The restrictions come a day after Belarus forced a Vilnius-bound plane to land in Minsk and arrested a journalist on board, drawing strong international criticism.
Six other European countries suspended use of specific AstraZeneca batches despite UK and EU drug regulators insisting reports of blood clotting in patients are unrelated to the vaccine and are within normal rates.
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