Moscow vowed to respond to what it called confrontational actions by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia pinch asymmetric measures.
Russia has blamed nan "hostility" of Baltic states for them severing astir of their ties pinch nan country.
"Because of nan openly dispute statement of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, each interstate, interdepartmental, location and sectoral ties pinch Russia person been severed," said Russian overseas ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharov connected Sunday.
She warned Moscow would respond pinch asymmetric measures, though did not specify precisely what nan Baltics had supposedly done.
"We will besides respond to nan dispute actions of nan Baltic states pinch asymmetrical measures, chiefly successful nan economical and transit spheres," Zakharov detailed.
Russia's 2022 full-scale penetration of Ukraine has sent tensions successful nan Baltics and nan surrounding region skyrocketing.
The 3 mini states connected nan EU's eastbound frontier were occupied by nan USSR until it collapsed successful 1991. They now fearfulness a revisionist Kremlin could frighten their ain information and independence.
Ex-Russian premier curate Dmitry Medvedev claimed past twelvemonth nan Baltic countries beryllium to Russia, saying they had "soiled themselves" complete Moscow's penetration of Ukraine.
Tallinn and Vilnius past week accused Russia of interfering pinch aerial postulation navigation successful nan region.
NATO connected Thursday sounded nan siren complete Moscow's "hybrid" warfare successful nan region and wider Europe.
It pointed to an "intensifying campaign" of "disinformation, sabotage, acts of violence, cyber and physics interference... and different hybrid operations" against members of nan 32-state subject alliance.
Estonia's overseas curate Margus Tsahkna exclusively told Euronews successful September that he was "concerned" astir imaginable hybrid attacks from Russia.
Russia successful February put Estonian premier curate Kaja Kallas, Lithuania's civilization curate and members of nan erstwhile Latvian parliament connected a wanted database for taking down Soviet-era monuments successful their countries.
Supports of nan moves opportunity they are a achy reminder of Soviet business and should beryllium taken distant to show solidarity pinch Kyiv amid Russia's warfare successful Ukraine.
Critics opportunity they manus Moscow a propaganda victory.
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