The Baltic States were abandoned to Kremlin occupation after WWII and brutally suppressed for 60 years before finally regaining independence by sacrificing blood, with no help from the West. @SecGenNATO's casual talk of "de facto occupation" is therefore ignorant and terrifying.
https://x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1955564981451432308
https://litter.catbox.moe/xcn9gfi56rfxrrn0.mp4