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19 February 2015updated 04 Oct 2023 10:18am

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon: “Nato is getting ready” for Russian aggression in Baltics

In light of Russia's seizure of Crimea and fighting in Ukraine, the Defence Secretary warns that the Baltics may be next.

By Anoosh Chakelian

(Photo By Ukraine servicemen ride on a tank. Photo: Getty)

The Defence Secretary has warned that the Baltics could be next to face Russian aggression.

Following the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s seizure of the Crimea, and the intense fighting in Ukraine, Michael Fallon is concerned about Russia’s neighbours in the Baltics, saying there is a “real and present danger” in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

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