Baltic states worry they could be Russia's next target

Viewed from Paris, London and Washington, the events unfolding in Ukraine may seem like a new Cold War taking shape in Europe.

From the Baltic countries, it looks much worse.

To Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians — particularly those old enough to have lived under Soviet control — Russia’s belligerence toward Ukraine has some worried that they could be the next target. The escalating tensions that preceded Thursday’s attack brought back memories of mass deportations and oppression.

“My grandparents were sent away to Siberia,” said Jaunius Kazlauskas, a 50-year-old teacher in Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital.

“My father was persecuted by the KGB. Now, I