The view that Estonia's annexation by the USSR was legitimate is advanced by the official statements of the Russian Federation, which claim that the USSR's presence in the Baltics was legal according to international law and that the Baltics could not be occupied because there was no declaration of war.
Opfattelsen, at Estlands anneksion i SSSR var lovlig, finder underbygning i officielle udtalelser fra russisk side, herunder at tilstedeværelsen af SSSR i de baltiske lande var lovlig i henhold til international lov, og at de baltiske lande ikke kunne okkuperes, da der ikke var erklæret krig mellem landene.