The Baltic states on the conflict in Ukraine. OSW Commentary [no doc #] 2015-01-23
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2015

Before Russia began its aggression against Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia had felt a higher level of security due to their membership in NATO and the EU. This has now changed. The authorities of these states claim that Russia has been pursuing an aggressive policy towards them for a long time, using various instruments of pressure. They claim that Russia is now able to organise acts of sabotage against them in several areas and that these could threate