[HIGHLIGHTS] Putin has been escalating his rhetoric against the Baltics for weeks - the threat to the three NATO states is growing

Putin has been escalating his rhetoric against the Baltics for weeks - the threat to the three NATO states is growing. Putin's rhetoric is already suspiciously similar to his speeches shortly before the start of the war of aggression.

Estonia expects an acute threat in three to five years The three Baltic countries warned of Moscow's aggression long before Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. During military exercises in the summer of 2022, Russia simulated attacks on Estonian cities. Russia could prepare a “test for NATO” within the next three to four years.