No, Russian Aggression in the Baltics Will Not Be a Repeat of Crimea
However, Russian aggression toward the Baltics plays out, if it plays out, the U.S. and NATO should not take the security measures in place there for granted.
Here's What You Need to Remember: The Baltics' actual vulnerability compared to Crimea is more nuanced. Unlike the 60 percent Russian-speaking majority in Crimea, it is extremely unlikely that Russian speakers in the Baltics would be inclined to sympathize with Moscow, nor that their national governments would hold a referendum on whether to become part of Russia, like the local government in Crimea did.