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People underestimate putin's delusions, the blind nationalism and/or total apathy of your average russian and the still important capacity for nuisance of the russian army despite its current sorry state
People assuring the Baltics will never be invaded sound like those who were convinced than nobody would be stupid enough to invade Ukraine. Complacency is dangerous and can be fatal for small countries like the Baltics
russia may not be able to threaten the existence of even the smallest European States anymore, but they can still do a lot of damage by tying
And even if that were true, even if the russians don't intend to invade the Baltics in a few months or years, it's better to be safe than sorry. Investing in defense has always been taking a guarantee for the future, who knows what russia will be capable of in 10 or 20 years from now
As long as russia's leaders are vocal about "retaking what's rightfully theirs" and "correcting past wrongs" they'll be dangerous and should be taken seriously, no matter how many soldiers, tanks and drones they have