Russian President Vladimir Putin could defy NATO and attack the Baltic states if he is not stopped in Ukraine. Therefore, the EU must support Kyiv, said the Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis in an interview with Politico.

“If we do not support Ukraine, the Russian Federation will not stop at Ukraine. Obviously, Putin is now in an aggressive military mood, and, unfortunately, there is a possibility that this aggression will continue in other countries,” Dombrovskis said..

He believes that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia may become the next target of Russia..

“Just look at the activation of the aggressive rhetoric of Russia and the statements that the Russian Federation supports the interests of Belarus in access to the Baltic Sea, as well as the strengthening of anti-Baltic rhetoric, because the invasion of Ukraine also began with the strengthening of anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in the Russian Federation,” Dombrovskis added..

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Earlier, NATO discussed the possibility of the Alliance's participation in the Russian-Ukrainian war, including the provision of a no-fly zone. But in the end, the Alliance again refused to close the sky over Ukraine. On March 3, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed: Washington will not introduce a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

The main argument of opponents of such a move is its high risk of confrontation with Russia, which threatens to start a " Even the attack of the Russian military on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Energodar could not change the position of the allies.