Russia poses a “real and present danger” to the stability of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the UK defence secretary has warned.
Michael Fallon said that Russia may attempt to test Nato’s resolve in the Baltic states with the use of undercover military forces and propaganda to inflame ethnic tensions as he has done to great success in Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
Speaking to journalists from the Daily Telegraph during a flight to Sierra Leone, where British forces are helping contain the Ebola outbreak, Fallon said that he was “worried about Putin” and his “pressure on the Baltics”.
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Source: The Descrier
