Petition from Baltic: When we pivot to Russia, ‘Where are we going?’

Expert interview-The Baltic Sea State is separated in relation to Europe’s “front line”, which is concerned about Russia’s invasion. They were under control of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991, and before that, the population became the target of the Russian Empire. Today, there are several sources in the anxiety of three Baltic countries in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Vladimir Putin Russian Presidential ambitions are often expressed “The larger Russian world”; His perfume for the Soviet Union (he called death. “The greatest designated plague in the 20th century“), Given his complaints about NATO’s east expansion -considering that all three Baltic countries are NATO members with a Russian border.

Perhaps the Trump administration moves closer to Moscow, so Baltic and nations are too ignored. Defense And advocates a strong European position on Russia. After finishing the pledge of Kristen Michal last week, all three Baltic countries will consume more than 5% of GDP this year for defense, which is much higher than the NATO average, and all cited Russian threats as a change.