“Is it established that orders for mass executions of innocent Soviet ... Baltic States, annexed by Russia as three Soviet republics, acceptance would be tantamount to recognizing their ...

Former Senior CIA Officer Ralph Goff discusses the Baltic States' fears about Russia's creeping influence across Eastern Europe.

For Russia, as for the other states sharing the Baltic coastline, the sea and its narrow connection to the open Atlantic through the Danish Straits is a crucial link to global trade and commerce.