The West openly speaks about Russia's plans to attack NATO in five years. The Kremlin is already using hybrid forms of aggression today. Is there a risk of a Russian invasion of the Baltic states, and how might the Alliance respond?

By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow hoped for more peace talks with Ukraine but that the momentum of the war was in its favour, signalling no shift in his stance despite a looming sanctions deadline from Washington.

Putin’s refusal to compromise on Ukraine, say analysts, is a colossal error costing Russia regional influence, lucrative energy markets and its place in the world.