If the regimes of these countries have any sense, they will take it into account! - Kremlin threatens the Baltic states 0 9

Maria Zakharova, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that Russia has made a "corresponding warning" to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania regarding their alleged allowance for Ukraine to strike Russian ports in the Baltic Sea.

"These countries have been given a corresponding warning. If the regimes of these countries have any sense, they will take this into account. If not, they will have to face a response," Zakharova said, as quoted by the Russian news agency Interfax.

On March 31, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made similar statements, indicating that the Kremlin is examining evidence of the Baltic states' involvement. He added that if these NATO countries are indeed helping Ukraine attack Russia, then Russia will respond symmetrically.

"Of course, we believe that if [the Baltic states] have granted Ukraine the right to transit through their airspace to carry out hostile terrorist actions against the Russian Federation, this will force us to draw the appropriate conclusions and take the necessary measures," Peskov said.

After the initial incidents, rumors began circulating in major Russian media and social networks that NATO countries allegedly allowed Ukrainian drones to use their airspace.

Latvia has already indicated that Russia is launching a disinformation campaign on this issue and has sent a protest to Moscow. Estonia, for its part, has directly rejected Russian accusations that it allegedly granted Ukraine permission to use its airspace.

Members of the State Duma of Russia have also joined in the threats. They accused the Baltic states of "aggression" against Russia due to their "complicity" in the operations of Ukrainian drones.

According to analysts at ISW, this way the Kremlin may be creating conditions to use these accusations as a basis for military actions in the airspace over one or several Baltic countries.

The European Union reacted to Russia's threats against the Baltic states over their alleged assistance to Ukraine. In Brussels, it was emphasized that an attack on any member state would mean an attack on the entire EU.