Mentioned in passing earlier this week in The Corner, here’s a good round-up of the New Europe’s press response to Chirac’s insults.

This comment from Latvia stands out:

“All right, Monsieur Chirac, perhaps we are poor, perhaps we were not raised properly – but we do not repay those who have helped us and who continue to help us with ingratitude.”

And there’s more here on East Europe’s response. An extract:

“America speaks with passion for democracy which is something that you miss in Europe,” said Linas Linkevicius, Lithuania’s foreign minister, whose office decor includes a blue baseball cap with “Mr Nato” emblazoned above its peak.”

He’s right.