title: The Baltic States in the Face of Russian Aggression in Ukraine
abstract: Russia’s attack on Ukraine was a highly unexpected and extremely destructive step that destabilized the international security environment. As a consequence, similarly to the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, there was a marked weakening of the sense of security of the small Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. In this case, the escalation of Russian military actions resulted in the necessity to take decisive steps. This chapter aims to show the evolution of the perception of the security of the B