The director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs added that the increase in interest by Russia does not mean that the Baltics should become worried, but added that it can not be ruled out that this increase in interest could be due to recent events taking place in Europe, as well as the presence of the United States and NATO in the region.
LĀI direktors gan piebilda, ka šādas intereses dēļ Baltijas valstīm uzreiz nevajadzētu baidīties, taču nevar izslēgt, ka pēdējā laika uzmanības palielināšana varētu būt saistīta ar notikumiem Eiropā, kā arī ASV un NATO klātesamību.