That is how British defense secretary Michael Fallon describes the threat Putin poses to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. As Reuters reports, Fallon made these remarks as:
… his ministry announced the Royal Air Force had escorted two Russian long-range Bear bombers away from the south coast of England the previous day, the second such incident in as many months.
And:
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said Russia posed a threat to the wider region, including Moldova, which on Wednesday chose a pro-European businessman as prime minister. “Russia is behaving aggressively now as we speak,” he told BBC radio. “I really do see threats to all countries … I shouldn’t say just to the Baltic states but also with regard to others.”
But:
NATO would react to any threat to his country’s territorial integrity, he said.
