Putin creates preconditions for aggression against the Baltic States - ISW

Putin creates preconditions for aggression against the Baltic States - ISW

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Russian President Putin is working to create the conditions for potential future aggression against the Baltic states in order to weaken NATO, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War. These aggressive actions could be justified under the guise of "defending compatriots.

Russian President Putin has stepped up efforts to create information conditions for future escalation against the Baltic states. This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), UNN reports.

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Analysts believe that the Russian dictator is trying to weaken NATO in this way.

Putin once said that Latvia and other Baltic states were "throwing out (ethnic) Russians" from their countries and that this situation "directly affects the security of the Russian Federation.

The ISW report does not indicate that a Russian attack against the Baltic states is imminent or likely.

At the same time, Putin may be creating conditions for future aggressive actions against neighboring countries, against which aggressive actions will be taken under the guise of "protecting compatriots.

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