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The Baltic states [a] or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO , the European Union , the Eurozone , Council of Europe , and the OECD .
NATO in 2025 . The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. Of the 32 member countries, 30 are in Europe and two are in North America.
Russia was particularly upset with the addition of the three Baltic states, the first countries that were part of the Soviet Union to join NATO. [63] [61] Russian troops had been stationed in Baltic states as late as 1995, [64] but the goals of European integration and NATO membership were very attractive for the Baltic states. [65]
Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has urged member countries to adopt a new "wartime mindset", and ramp up military spending. His comments echo previous demands made by incoming US President ...
Sweden and Finland have been formally invited to join the alliance.
A draft decree from the defence ministry dated May 21, published on an official Russian portal, proposed adjusting the border around Russian islands in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland and ...
A June 2016 Levada Center poll found that 68 percent of Russians think that deploying NATO troops in the Baltic states and Poland – former Eastern bloc countries bordering Russia – is a threat to Russia. [152]
The Baltic Sea Region, alternatively the Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states, refers to the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, including parts of Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. [1] [2] [3] Unlike the "Baltic states", the Baltic region includes all countries that border the sea.