Trump's election and his strangely admiring view of Putin could presage the unlikely-but-not-impossible scenario under which the US leaves or suspends membership in NATO and Trump gives Putin secret (treacherous) assurances that US forces will not invoke Art V to protect one or all of the Baltic states. It's almost incomprehensible that a US President would betray a NATO ally, but it can no longer be 100% ruled out.
Trump's election and his strangely admiring view of Putin could presage the unlikely-but-not-impossible scenario under which the US leaves or suspends membership in NATO and Trump gives Putin secret (treacherous) assurances that US forces will not invoke Art V to protect one or all of the Baltic states. It's almost incomprehensible that a US President would betray a NATO ally, but it can no longer be 100% ruled out.