{"id":72590,"date":"2026-04-13T10:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/13\/study-suggests-russia-could-conquer-baltic-states-in-90-days\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:32:47","slug":"study-suggests-russia-could-conquer-baltic-states-in-90-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2026\/04\/13\/study-suggests-russia-could-conquer-baltic-states-in-90-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Study suggests Russia could conquer Baltic states in 90 days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WARSAW, Poland \u2014 Drawing on lessons from the Iran war, a study shows how Russia could force Lithuania into capitulation in 90 days with no soldiers crossing the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drafted by the Baltic Defense Initiative, a small think tank based in Vilnius, the <a href=\"https:\/\/balticdefenseinitiative.com\/scenarios\/winter-storm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/balticdefenseinitiative.com\/scenarios\/winter-storm\/\">scenario exposes specific vulnerabilities<\/a> of the Lithuanian defense posture, with the aim to plug gaps as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fast-forward almost two years into the future, when the effects of right-wing, anti-European movements taking power in Europe meld with the fallout of a prolonged Iran war dragging Washington down, the scenario goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDecember 2027. Marine Le Pen withdraws France\u2019s nuclear umbrella from all NATO allies,\u201d the analysis posits, referring to the French far-right politician as president, undoing nuclear-sharing vows for Europe between France and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. is 18 months drained into the Iran war with empty stocks,\u201d the study continues. \u201cAt 11 a.m., Russia launches a devastating attack on Lithuania\u2019s government with hypersonic missiles, followed by the launch of +170,000 Shahed drones over the next 60 days that completely flatten Vilnius \u2014 destroying every bridge, every power plant, every hospital, every water treatment facility in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The think tank says its scenario is constructed entirely from verified weapon system capabilities, observed production rates for military equipment such as drones, and documented global political trends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn Day 90, Moscow issues an ultimatum: all three Baltic states accept Russian occupation \u2014 or Riga and Tallinn are next,\u201d the Baltic Defense Initiative report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinions among officials and analysts vary greatly when it comes to Russia\u2019s appetite for attacking the Baltic nations, which are part of NATO. Even so, all eastern European nations have dialed up their defense spending in recent years to make themselves into formidable obstacles if it came to war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, for its part, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/02\/11\/estonian-spies-believe-europes-collective-deterrence-push-is-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/02\/11\/estonian-spies-believe-europes-collective-deterrence-push-is-working\/\">published an assessment<\/a> earlier this year that said Russia was not expected to attack any NATO member states in the next two years, a testament, in part, to European efforts to quickly boost their defenses in the last few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thiebaut Devergranne, the founder of the Baltic Defense Initiative and a former official with the General Secretariat for Defence and National Security (SGDSN), which reports to the French prime minister, said he identified a flaw in Lithuania\u2019s constitution that should be addressed by the country\u2019s authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The constitution does not foresee a line of succession ensuring continuity of government after the speaker of the Seimas, the nation\u2019s unicameral parliament, were to be incapacitated, Devergranne said. 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