Totally unsurprised by this: Russian rhetoric against the Baltic Republics is very similar to what they say about Ukraine—if Ukraine invasion had gone to Putin's plan, they'd be next. https://t.co/4dX9TMQFdL

— Charlie Stross (@cstross) April 4, 2022

I agree with Charlie on that at least. That was the plan, now in the dirt (for the time being).