Russia Rehearsing Tactics Along NATO’s Baltic Frontline

(Anna J. Davis – The Jamestown Foundation) Drones originating from Russia entered Latvian airspace on May 7. Irrespective of whether the drones are Russian or Ukrainian, the threat against the Baltics is a result of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. Russia is using the Baltic frontline of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to rehearse airspace incursions and provocations while remaining below the threshold of open military confrontation. NATO’s ability to respond to repeated probing in the Baltic states will shape whether Moscow’s methods expand elsewhere in NATO, as they have already done with targeting of subsea critical infrastructure. – Russia Rehearsing Tactics Along NATO’s Baltic Frontline – Jamestown