March 25, 1949: The Soviet War Against the Baltic Nations

On this day in 1949, the Soviet Union launched Operation Priboi—a mass deportation of over 90,000 people from Lithuania (~42,000), Latvia (~25,000), and Estonia (~22,000). In just a few days, families were torn from their homes and shipped in cattle cars to Siberia. Their only "crime"? Being farmers, teachers, or relatives of partisans—ordinary people who represented a threat to Soviet control.

This operation was just one of several brutal deportation waves. Earlier, in June 1941, another 60,000+ Baltic citizens were deported. From 1945 to 1952, over 200,000 people were exiled from the region. The goal was clear: crush resistance, eliminate national identity, and forcibly Sovietize the Baltics.

At the same time, the USSR brought in tens of thousands of ethnic Russians to replace the deported. By 1959, Russians made up over 25% of Latvia and Estonia's populations, turning them into tools of colonization and control.

Moscow’s strategy was deliberate: terrorize the local population, destroy its leadership, and replace it with loyal Russian settlers. It wasn’t just repression—it was demographic warfare.

Today, the danger hasn’t disappeared. Russia still sees the Baltics as part of its imperial "sphere," and it may once again use Russian-speaking populations in Latvia, Estonia, or elsewhere as a pretext for aggression—just as it did in Ukraine.

Number of Russians in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia today:

Latvia: ~24.5%
Estonia: ~23.7%
Lithuania: ~4.8%

🇬🇱🇺🇸 - Greenland’s Government condemns Trump over US planned delegation to the island deeming it as ‘’highly aggressive’’.

🇵🇱 Another group of illegal immigrants trying to sneak into Poland from Belarus.

They are mostly coming from countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Pakistan.

#Poland #Europe #illegals #immigrants

🇧🇾 - Lukashenko becomes President of Belarus for the seventh time.

🇫🇷🇬🇧- UK and France now leaders of hard power in Europe, says Czech PM Petr Fiala.

🇺🇸🇾🇪 - There is currently a large US military buildup in the Middle East, B-2 and B-52 bomber with KC-135 refueling are being deployed in the region in preparation for a likely continuation of the air campaign against the Yemeni Houthis/Ansarallah.

This could also serve as a meant of pressure against Iran to puch them into negotiations and to strike the state if necessary.

In my opinion a resumption of the war in Yemen will likely follow, Houthis are hard to deter, the Saudi-led coalition tried for years without success but American involvement could give the Coalition force on the ground more cover to maneuver.

As for Iran, this is a very hard thing to predict since trump is in charge but direct strike on Iranian facilities shouldn’t be ruled out , in any case Iran as only one card left to play, strike first, now obviously they won’t do it since they been backing down ever since Qassem soleimani was killed.

If the US decisively destroy Iranian nuclear facilities and missiles base it’s Games over plan and simple since the entire Iranian deterrence relies on those ( they already lost Hezbollah and Assad )

So this is my opinion tell me what do you think dear subscribers.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Ukraine and Russia have agreed to cease hostilities in the Black Sea following talks with the U.S.

🇨🇳 The "J-36" flew for the 3rd time publicly.

Full breakdown of the J-36 is comming soon

🇺🇸 - Four more B-2 bombers are on their way to Diego Garcia, according to observers.

🇧🇦🇮🇱 - Dodik is now attending the conference against antisemitism in Israel.

🇧🇦 - Rumors say that Bosnia may file an Interpol Red Notice against Dodik tomorrow.

🇷🇺⚓🇺🇦 - Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a limited ceasefire, specifically covering the Black Sea. The deal was mediated by Saudi Arabia.

Opinion - Both sides have essentially stated that they don't expect it to last. I give the deal maybe a week or two before somebody breaks the ceasefire, be it a false flag, accidental, or targeted. Hopefully I'm wrong

🇷🇺 In February 2025, 78.0 thousand new passenger cars were sold in Russia, which is 24.9% less than a year earlier.

Sales of Russian Lada Granta and Lada Niva models dropped by about 40%.

Comments from Alexey Kalitsev, Chairman of the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee:

"February confirmed the forecasts of market participants for the first half of 2025. Factors such as the increased recycling fee, high loan costs and reduced credit availability, as well as changes in the tax system, have led to a decline in sales volume. In the near future, the downward trend in sales is likely to continue."

🇮🇹 - The biggest centre-left party in Italy (the Democratic Party) proposes a bill for children to be automatically assigned their mother's surname at birth.

‘’It would be a compensation for a centuries-old injustice and fight gender inequality‘’ argues party’s senator Dario Franceschini.