'We told you so' - Baltic jitters grow over former ruler Russia


  • World
  • Monday, 01 Sep 2014

RIGA/VILNIUS (Reuters) - Nervously eying Russian naval manoeuvres and military flights near their borders, the three ex-Soviet Baltic states fear they may emerge as the next geopolitical flashpoint after Ukraine in a confrontation that could test their cherished Western ties.

With President Barack Obama heading to Estonia on Wednesday on a visit designed to underline U.S. solidarity with the Balts ahead of a NATO summit in Wales, the three tiny republics are renewing calls for troops on the ground and military help.

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