DISINFO: Baltic states are pushing different vectors of militarisation
SUMMARY
The Baltic states are pushing forward different vectors of militarisation. They are getting people accustomed to the idea that different military tensions (including military battles, seizure of territories, allowance of the flights of strategical aviation of the US with a nuclear weapon onboard in theirs airspace) are unavoidable.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative claiming that Baltic states are aggressive and paranoic about security threats.
All steps to improve military security of Baltic states are linked to the aggressive behaviour of Russia toward its neighbours. Here especially should be mentioned the illegal annexation of Crimea and Russian armed aggression in Ukraine. Concerns about the security threats correspond to the common policy of Baltic states allies. Ever since the 2014 Ukraine crisis, NATO and Western governments have been genuinely concerned about Russia’s increasingly aggressive foreign and military policies and about the challenges posed by Russia to Transatlantic security.
See similar examples of disinformation accusing different states or NATO of aggressive behaviour and militarisation: Baltics, Poland and Bulgaria are NATO’s anti-Russian bastions; NATO exploits the idea of a “Russian threat” to deploy near Russian borders; Poland and the Baltic countries are the Western World’s jackals who can produce a global catastrophe.