# The Baltic states fear a Russian invasion. A century ago, they also failed to stop the threat.

https://mins.news/en/item/59743

- Meduza, 2026-09-15 18:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/15/the-baltic-states-fear-a-russian-invasion-they-faced-the-same-threat-a-century-ago-and-failed-to-stop-it-historian-alexey-uvarov-explains-why-the-region-could-not-defend-itself-against-stalin

> As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, experts and Western intelligence sources warn that Moscow poses a growing danger to the Baltic region. Historian Alexey Uvarov examines how Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland failed to build an effective defense alliance a century ago, and what that history reveals about regional security today.

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