Russia will almost certainly take the Baltic states in 2027 when Xi orders the invasion of Taiwan. By that time NATO will be even more of a hollow shell than it is today, thanks to Trump de facto withdrawing the USA's participation. Germany will end up paying protection money to Russia - to the tune of tens of billions per year - while the rest of European NATO will quickly come to terms with their new overlord. There is neither the political ability nor the military capacity to do anything else except capitulate.