The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" id="mwARc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> recognizes the independence of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_state" id="mwARg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Baltic state">Baltic states</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia" id="mwARk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" id="mwARo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania" id="mwARs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>.