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The three Baltic republics - Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania - have been on the frontline of NATO and Russia since joining the Western alliance in the early 2000s. The security situation in the region, with the war in Ukraine, has escalated the levels of tension to the highest in decades. Estonia鈥檚 Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, is among a group of leaders in central and eastern Europe who have been warning about Russian aggression. In this essay for Weekend, she explains why the stakes for her country and the region are high if President Vladimir Putin is emboldened.