Russia is increasingly targeting the Baltics. Because it is suspected that help is being provided there for Ukrainian drones, threats are being made.
April 12, 2026, 6:17 p.mApril 12, 2026, 6:17 p.m
Russia has increased its threats against the Baltic states. According to “Spiegel”, Moscow links the Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil facilities on the Baltic Sea with the suspicion that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania could be involved.
A Ukrainian soldier launches a drone (symbolic image): Russia is now threatening the Baltic states.Image: keystone
The focus is on repeated attacks on the export ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk. According to Russia, the attacks damaged parts of the infrastructure and affected oil exports. In political and military circles in Moscow, there is growing unrest about the range and precision of Ukrainian drones.
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman responded with a clear warning to the Baltic states. Russia had “warned” her, she explained. She literally said: “If you don’t understand, you will get an answer.” Russian media interpreted this statement as a “silent ultimatum”.
Concrete accusations and threats were also formulated in newspapers and commentaries close to the Kremlin. The “Moscow Komsomol” wrote that the Baltic states had been “in a hybrid war with us” for years. Should Tallinn make its airspace available to “the Zelensky regime” for its “terrorist war,” the country would become “a direct participant in the hostilities” – “with all the corresponding consequences.”
“Can’t beat the bastards with politeness”
Additional threats come from the military environment. Russian military expert Vladimir Popov explained that from the Kaliningrad exclave “we can reach the entire area, we know all the military locations and training areas where NATO units are now also located.” With regard to possible weapons, he also said that the Balts feared that Russia could send Oreshnik missiles there, “and not for nothing.”
Other voices are calling for significantly tougher action. The head of the “Officers of Russia” organization criticized: “Our reactions to this are not sufficient.” He asked: “Where are the strikes on the hubs of Ukrainian transport, why is the logistics not being destroyed?” TV presenter Yulia Vityazeva made a similar statement, saying: “We still have the white gloves on and are guided by unprecedented humanism.” She added: “You can’t beat bastards with politeness. You have to strike. With all force. Sumy, Kharkiv, Kiev and even Odessa must literally turn into ashes.”
At the same time, attention is increasingly focused on the Estonian border town of Narva. Depictions of a Russian “Narva People’s Republic” are circulating on social networks. The city is located right on the Russian border and has a large Russian-speaking population. Experts have long seen this as a possible starting point for political influence by Moscow.
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