Ukraine ceasefire to increase Russian threat in Baltic region, ministers warn

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A ceasefire in Ukraine will dramatically increase the security threat to Baltic nations, as Russia will proceed with plans to re-arm and redeploy troops to Nato’s north-eastern flank, the region’s defence ministers have warned. 

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which were annexed by the Soviet Union before regaining independence in the 1990s, are worried that Moscow will not…