The Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are also very worried after Russia attacked Ukraine. Let us tell you that these countries have been part of the Soviet Union. So people here are worried that they could be the next target. The Russian attack on Ukraine has brought back memories of deportation and persecution.
Jaunius Kajlauskas, a 50-year-old teacher in Lithuania's capital Vilnius, told AP news agency that my grandparents were deported to Siberia. My father was persecuted by the Russian intelligence agency KGB. Now I live in a free democratic country, but it seems nothing to be taken lightly.
'If Putin is not stopped, he will move on'
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and all three are currently members of NATO. These countries joined NATO in 2004. Please note that Ukraine is not a part of NATO. The Baltic countries and Poland have been demanding tougher sanctions on Moscow. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis recently said that Ukraine's fight is Europe's fight. If Putin is not stopped there, he will move on.
Janice Garrison, Secretary of State for Latvia's Defense Ministry, has said that Russia always measures military strength but at the same time looks at countries' willingness to fight. Once he sees a weakness, he will take advantage of that weakness.
Does Russia want its influence on the countries of the former Soviet Union?
Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvidas Anusukas has said that it looks like they are not going to leave but we must understand that numbers do not mean everything. We have very technically advanced soldiers on our border who are experts in their work.
Although Putin has not publicly spoken about re-establishing Russian control over the Baltic countries, many Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians worry that he wants to gain influence in all former Soviet republics. The Baltic country is culturally and linguistically distinct from Russian history and identity. However, due to the rule of Moscow for 200 years, Russia still has some influence in these countries.
Speaking to the news agency AP, Nerijus Malyukvicius, a political analyst at Vilnius University, said that we have heard Putin humiliating Ukraine. He calls Ukraine an artificial state of history. These things remind us that he has been saying such things about all former Soviet countries for the past several years.
Giving a big gift to the central employees of the Narendra Modi government in the past, the DA re
Turkiye Earthquake: Earthquake tremors again in Turkey, a magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale
Strong earthquake tremors were felt once again in Turkey on Saturday. Let us tell you that an ear
After the acquittal of the accused in the Malegaon bomb blasts, the then-investigating officers h
PM Modi: PM Modi will visit Thailand and Sri Lanka; and will attend BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Thailand and Sri Lanka next month. An official announceme
The night of June 27 brought bad news for Bollywood and TV industry. 'Kaanta Laga Girl' Shefali J
The coming days are going to be very special for the political situation in Pakistan. Voting on t
India has given 75 passenger buses to cash-strapped Sri Lanka to strengthen public transport infr
Air India Flight Bomb Threat There was a stir after a bomb threat was made to an Air India plane
5G Speed Test: 5G network started in India on October 1. Many users were waiting for the la
On the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath regarding the stampede incident on the Sang
