Tag: NATO deterrence of Russia

NATO Won’t Do More than Express Concern If Putin Attacks Another Former Soviet Republic, Illarionov Says

September 15, 2016
Spotlight
Window on Eurasia

NATO Won’t Do More than Express Concern If Putin Attacks Another Former Soviet Republic, Illarionov Says 2016-09-17 17:21:55 Staunton, VA, September 15, 2016 –  If Vladimir Putin sends his forces to seize any of the former Soviet republics — including the three Baltic states which are NATO members — the Western alliance won’t do anything more […]

Kremlin ‘Really Thinking about Occupying Baltic Countries,’ Former RISI Expert Says

May 13, 2016
Window on Eurasia

Most commentators have dismissed as overblown suggestions that Moscow is preparing to occupy Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania because they are members of NATO and the EU and because such a Russian action would lead to a major military conflict between Moscow and the West.