Eastern Europe Edition

Baltic States Urge Allies Not to Go Soft on Russia

The three countries have shifted economically and warn that the threat from Moscow is still very much alive.
Photographer: Alan Crawford/Bloomberg

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Hundreds of companies were forced to overhaul how they do business as the Baltic states underwent the most dramatic economic shift in Europe caused by the war in Ukraine. The three countries saw total trade with Russia plunge 91% between 2021 and 2025 as they severed much of their remaining ties.