The prevailing opinion accepts the Baltic thesis of illegal occupation and the actions of the USSR are regarded as contrary to international law in general and to the bilateral treaties between the USSR and the Baltic states in particular.
Berdasarkan opini mayoritas, pendudukan negara-negara Baltik dianggap ilegal dan tindakan Uni Soviet dianggap berseberangan dengan hukum internasional secara umum dan traktat-traktat bilateral antara USSR dan negara-negara Baltik secara khusus.