Fearing Russian expansion, Baltic nations conduct military exercises. What are the implications for the U.S.? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-41118"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ffearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Fearing+Russian+expansion%2C+Baltic+nations+conduct+military+exercises.++What+are+the+implications+for+the+U.S.%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ffearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AFearing Russian expansion, Baltic nations conduct military exercises. What are the implications for the U.S.?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="60f192936623dbcb5254bd77a33bc0c5" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/041/118/for_gallery_v2/russian_bear_by_asmodey_666-d4oyq86.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/041/118/large_v3/russian_bear_by_asmodey_666-d4oyq86.jpg" alt="Russian bear by asmodey 666 d4oyq86" /></a></div></div>From destroyers in the Baltic Sea to paratroopers over Georgia’s skies to camouflaged reservists in Estonia’s birch forests, drills across the former Eastern Bloc this past week were a stark new sign of worries about Kremlin aggression. Estonia in recent days held its biggest military exercises since the end of the Cold War, and other nations adjoining Russia have taken forceful steps to avoid Ukraine’s fate.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-step-up-military-exercises/2015/05/15/b5ee51ee-f8c8-11e4-a47c-e56f4db884ed_story.html?tid=HP_world?tid=HP_world">http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-step-up-military-exercises/2015/05/15/b5ee51ee-f8c8-11e4-a47c-e56f4db884ed_story.html?tid=HP_world?tid=HP_world</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/077/qrc/2015-05-12T150043Z_01_INK08_RTRIDSP_3_ESTONIA-NATO-MILITARY.jpg?1443042103"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-step-up-military-exercises/2015/05/15/b5ee51ee-f8c8-11e4-a47c-e56f4db884ed_story.html?tid=HP_world?tid=HP_world">Fearing Russian expansion, Baltic nations step up military exercises</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The maneuvers reflect NATO’s concerns about Russia’s muscular approach to its neighbors.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Sun, 17 May 2015 06:14:25 -0400 Fearing Russian expansion, Baltic nations conduct military exercises. What are the implications for the U.S.? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-41118"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ffearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Fearing+Russian+expansion%2C+Baltic+nations+conduct+military+exercises.++What+are+the+implications+for+the+U.S.%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ffearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AFearing Russian expansion, Baltic nations conduct military exercises. What are the implications for the U.S.?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="e8b4d47e5181ea36c4344b31a745aae6" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/041/118/for_gallery_v2/russian_bear_by_asmodey_666-d4oyq86.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/041/118/large_v3/russian_bear_by_asmodey_666-d4oyq86.jpg" alt="Russian bear by asmodey 666 d4oyq86" /></a></div></div>From destroyers in the Baltic Sea to paratroopers over Georgia’s skies to camouflaged reservists in Estonia’s birch forests, drills across the former Eastern Bloc this past week were a stark new sign of worries about Kremlin aggression. Estonia in recent days held its biggest military exercises since the end of the Cold War, and other nations adjoining Russia have taken forceful steps to avoid Ukraine’s fate.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-step-up-military-exercises/2015/05/15/b5ee51ee-f8c8-11e4-a47c-e56f4db884ed_story.html?tid=HP_world?tid=HP_world">http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-step-up-military-exercises/2015/05/15/b5ee51ee-f8c8-11e4-a47c-e56f4db884ed_story.html?tid=HP_world?tid=HP_world</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/077/qrc/2015-05-12T150043Z_01_INK08_RTRIDSP_3_ESTONIA-NATO-MILITARY.jpg?1443042103"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-step-up-military-exercises/2015/05/15/b5ee51ee-f8c8-11e4-a47c-e56f4db884ed_story.html?tid=HP_world?tid=HP_world">Fearing Russian expansion, Baltic nations step up military exercises</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The maneuvers reflect NATO’s concerns about Russia’s muscular approach to its neighbors.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad Sun, 17 May 2015 06:14:25 -0400 2015-05-17T06:14:25-04:00 Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2015 6:16 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s?n=674385&urlhash=674385 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Potential world war 3//// SSgt Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 17 May 2015 06:16:24 -0400 2015-05-17T06:16:24-04:00 Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 17 at 2015 6:22 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/fearing-russian-expansion-baltic-nations-conduct-military-exercises-what-are-the-implications-for-the-u-s?n=674387&urlhash=674387 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Back to the Fulda Gap scenario. MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca Sun, 17 May 2015 06:22:24 -0400 2015-05-17T06:22:24-04:00 2015-05-17T06:14:25-04:00