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2025 Annual Report: Influence Campaigns in the Baltic States
This report was prepared using publicly available information sources and the YouScan media monitoring tool to systematically analyse and monitor media content across Lithuanian platforms that promote Kremlin-aligned narratives. The research encompassed the entire calendar year of 2025, spanning from January 1 to November 30. The analysis included a comprehensive review of various sources, such as websites, social media profiles, and communication channels. Throughout the study, YouScan identified and aggregated a large volume of content from the Baltic states, including posts, videos, articles, and comments. A significant portion of the analyzed data for all Baltic states is available on the Balticdisinfo.eu platform.
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Estonia Weekly: Kremlin Narratives Exploit Debate on Conscription Language Rules
Both the debate over restricting conscription to B1-level Estonian speakers and the dismissal of a Russian-language school director were seized upon, especially in pro-Kremlin online spaces, to portray Estonia’s language policies as discriminatory.
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Latvia Monthly: Pro-Kremlin Narratives Undermine Baltic Sovereignty
Domestic opposition populist politicians disseminated narratives of institutional persecution and Latvia being undemocratic. At the same time pro-Kremlin channels systematically inverted geopolitical responsibility, reframing Russian military threats as defensive responses to Baltic aggression and portraying NATO membership as hidden subjugation. Together, these narratives construct an alternative reality designed to delegitimize Baltic institutions, weaken NATO cohesion, and normalize Russian regional dominance by suggesting resistance is both futile and illegitimate.
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Estonia Monthly: Bessedin’s Detention Fuels Pro-Kremlin Outrage
The detention of Oleg Bessedin by Estonia’s Internal Security Service (KAPO) in early November reignited intense debates about foreign influence operations and media pluralism. While authorities accuse Bessedin of cooperating with Russian intelligence-linked actors and amplifying sanctioned Kremlin propaganda, pro-Kremlin commentators framed his arrest as a politically motivated attack on Russian speakers in Estonia. The case has deepened existing tensions between national security concerns and narratives portraying Estonia as increasingly hostile toward dissenting Russian-language voices.
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