> Baltic rearmament accelerates
> by Dan Kaszeta
> Having been robbed of independence before, and having resistance to soviet occupation in the 1940s and early 1950s as part of their national identity, fear of their large russian neighbours has always driven post-independence defence policy. But since russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the three countries have greatly increased their defence budget and embarked upon a buying spree.
[🇪🇪 5.4% o GDP, 🇱🇻 4.7%, 🇱🇹 5.4%]
https://warsight.com/2026/07/06/baltic-rearmament-accelerates/