Why Latvia Matters

Let us just examine, for the sake of argument, the benefits of Russia regaining former territories in the Baltics. From an economic standpoint, the ports and industry would be a large gain, an expansion of Kaliningrad so to speak, bringing the Russian border into wider contact with the European Union as well.

By Monika Hanley

Let us just examine, for the sake of argument, the benefits of Russia regaining former territories in the Baltics. From an economic standpoint, the ports and industry would be a large gain, an expansion of Kaliningrad so to speak, bringing the Russian border into wider contact with the European Union as well.

Militarily speaking, should the Russian Federation regain Baltic territories, the new land border with Poland and sea border with Sweden would be much stronger than the current weak Baltic border. With a larger military force, Poland and Sweden would be contentious nations with which to handle border business and trade.

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