Friends, I cannot disclose my source but I assure you the highest levels of NATO and at least one person with TS-C "CHEVRON CRIMSON" clearance in the US (war plans with Russia) are sweating.
NATO, as much as it tours and sends troops and 6 aircraft for Baltic Air Policing to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania cannot fend off a Russian invasion of those nations.
NATO has been trying to change that. And Russia knows.
NATO cannot even support an armored battalion in the Balts before October of this year, and probably not realistically until March 2017. You've seen news articles stating NATO is upping their Baltic combat capability.
And Russia knows.
What is going to happen in the next 2 to 3 weeks: In Narva, Estonia, Latgale, Latvia and Klaipėda, Lithuania there will be "terror attacks" on Ethnic Russian meeting halls, pubs and housing. The "attackers" will call themselves "the New Forest Brothers," a group claiming to desire to rid the Balts of Russians once and for all. This is a lie.
Russia will stage these attacks so that the "terrorism" is an internal matter for each State and NATO cannot intervene.
Russia will use its "Protect Russian Nationals" policy to intervene. An invasion will happen.
This will escalate with NATO now. Should NATO oppose Russia, Russia is committed to nuke a city in Poland and possibly Finland (an ally to Estonia and Latvia but not a member of NATO) to get NATO to back down.
Russians believe Germany and France will withdraw support of Article V (defence of invaded/attacked states) at this point, effectively dissolving NATO.
However, this may draw the world into nuclear war instead if NATO declares Article V and there's a good chance an ill-prepared NATO will defend the Baltic states and reprisal for a nuclear attack on Poland (and probably Finland).
Alas, Babylon, Sup Forums! The time comes soon.
Get 2 weeks of food and water ready if you live near a nuclear target.