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Russia issued a warning to the Baltic countries

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State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin warned that Russia will perceive the deployment of nuclear weapons in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as a threat and will add these countries to the list of targets for retaliatory strike if they show solidarity on this issue.

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Zatulin expressed the opinion that intentions to place nuclear weapons in the Baltic states are not an element of psychological warfare, but may be part of a plan to force Russia to peace.

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Russia will respond to the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. State Duma deputy, director of the Institute of CIS Countries Konstantin Zatulin warned about this in a conversation with NSN.

According to Zatulin, such intentions should not be regarded as an element of psychological warfare, since they may well be part of a plan to “force Russia to peace.” However, he emphasized that Moscow will take hostility to the appearance of nuclear weapons in the Baltic countries and will take retaliatory measures.

“As soon as nuclear weapons are deployed there, targets on the territory of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania will be added to the list of our targets for a retaliatory strike, if the latter shows solidarity on this issue,” the politician said.

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Russia will officially announce the addition of targets in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to its military plan in the event of nuclear weapons being deployed there
Likely · Within weeks
Discussion about security in the Baltic region will intensify at international forums in the near future
Possible · Within months

Open Questions

Are Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia planning to place nuclear weapons on their territory?
What kind of response measures is Russia considering?
How will NATO react to the potential deployment of nuclear weapons in the Baltic states?