Russia has the capacity to occupy the Baltics in just 2 days. This is according to Czech General Petr Pavel, who is also bound to become the NATO Military Committee Chairman this June. In simpler terms, Russia may out-power 3 Baltic States namely, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Around 10 years ago, NATO has helped these 3 countries in watching the airspace as they do not have enough force to do so.

According to Business Insider, Pavel shared that if we look at the technical side of things, Russia's force is more than enough to occupy the Baltics - not to mention the size of the countries. If Russia wants to do it, they could. He also added that NATO's decision making process, which he finds complicated and slow, can be used by Russia in inhabiting in the aforementioned countries. With their current status in terms of armed forces and NATO's setup, Russia can really dominate it.

To date, there is an ongoing tension in Eastern Europe as reported by US Today. It is also being feared that a clash with Ukraine could start once again. With this, there were reports stating that Moscow has already formed troops with necessary weaponry and tanks near the Ukranian border. This occurrence may have heightened the fear that Russia will use their force over the smaller regions.  

In relation to this, NATO has already shared its insight about Russia's nuclear threats as indicated in the report of International Business Times. It is seen as something disturbing and downward hazardous. This move from Russia will evidently affect the security measures throughout Europe.  

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry has formally declared that they will strengthen their combat training starting this month. This training is bound to end until November.

Starting today, a US- led NATO drills started in Baltic States and Poland. This was a move in order to pacify the growing fear of people from nations near Russia.