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School
September 1st - September 7th, 2025 by Martinš Hiršs

Latvia Weekly: Pro-Kremlin Channels Exploits School Language Transition

Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels are targeting Latvia with inflammatory messaging that takes discussions about education in Latvian language and reframes them using extreme rhetoric and derogatory labels. The posts demonstrate how hostile narratives are constructed by taking real events and embedding them within provocative interpretive frameworks designed to foster negative perceptions of Latvian institutions among Russian-speaking audiences.

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Military
September 1st - September 7th, 2025 by Dmitri Teperik and Artur Aukon

Estonia Weekly: Kremlin Propaganda Exploits Audit of Estonia’s Defence Ministry

Estonia’s Defence Ministry was criticized by the National Audit Office for major financial mismanagement, a finding amplified by pro-Kremlin commentators. Separately, a known Russian-speaking activist Andrei Vesterinen was declared wanted on fraud charges, which Kremlin-linked voices called politically motivated.

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August 2025 by Martinš Hiršs

Latvia Monthly: Alaska Summit Becomes Ammunition for Kremlin Propaganda

Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels portrayed Baltic politicians as financially motivated puppets receiving daily instructions from Western embassies, while simultaneously characterizing NATO as both an incompetent defender and threatening aggressor. These narratives intensified following the Trump-Putin Alaska summit, which channels exploited to advance betrayal narratives and undermine Baltic confidence in Western security guarantees.

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August 2025 by Dmitri Teperik and Artur Aukon

Estonia Monthly: Kremlin Exploits ‘Tibla’ Scandal to Push Narrative of Russophobia

In July, pro-Kremlin voices on social media attempted to undermine Estonia’s iconic Song and Dance Festival by reframing it as a product of Russian or Soviet influence. Alongside historical distortions, critics accused the government of wasting public funds on cultural celebrations while ignoring growing economic hardship.

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