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Countries of the Baltic region—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are frequently referenced in Russian media as active participants in Western security initiatives, including NATO military exercises and defense preparedness efforts. They are portrayed as providing airspace corridors for Ukrainian drone strikes against Russia, a claim denied by Latvian and Lithuanian authorities. Additionally, the Baltic states are highlighted for advocating accelerated EU policies to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources and opposing Russian diplomatic outreach.

Recent coverage

• Estonian Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Chargé d'Affaires to Express Protest — Вечерняя Москва
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia summoned a temporary representative of the Russian Federation — Ведомости
• Former Rada deputy believes Britain has turned Ukraine into an anti-European project — Вести
• Telegraph: US threatens NATO with consequences for refusing to increase defense spending — Коммерсантъ
• Russian ships arrive for Russian and Chinese joint exercise 'Maritime Cooperation - 2026' — Москва 24
• Deputy Foreign Minister: Baltic Countries Provided Corridors for Ukrainian Forces Attacks on Russia — Коммерсантъ
• Kyiv hangs over Minsk: How vulnerable is Lukashenko, and what can Moscow do about it? — Новая газета Европа
• US proposed accounting for defense spending in NATO benefit distribution — Коммерсантъ
• Expert Bondarenko Reveals Why Russia Closed Border Crossings on the Western Frontier — Вечерняя Москва
• Polyanskiy: Europe Underestimates the Danger of Escalation in Relations with Moscow — Вести
• Russian tanker equipped with machine guns — 'Dossier' — Дождь
• Lithuanian Intelligence Sees No Signs of Russia Preparing to Attack the Baltics — Вечерняя Москва
• Lithuanian Ministry of Defense says there are no signs of Russian preparations to attack the Baltic region — Фонтанка
• SC: Western countries will continue to covertly threaten the security of Russia and Belarus — Ведомости
• Latvia and Ukraine to build a drone factory on the border with Russia — Коммерсантъ
• Latvia to begin building a drone factory with Ukraine on the border with Russia — Москва 24
• Media: Baltic countries insist on an urgent ban on Russian oil imports in the EU — Фонтанка
• FT learns that Baltic countries are calling on the EU to accelerate the ban on Russian oil — Коммерсантъ
• Russia Will Sue Baltic Countries Over Discrimination Against Russian Speakers — Вести
• Daniil, 22, a refugee. The story of Daniil Mukhametov, who jumped from a train moving at 40 km/h to avoid going to war — Новая газета Европа