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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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Lithuania Weekly: Kremlin-Aligned Media Mock LRT, Sanctions, and Security Measures
Last week, Kremlin-aligned media in Lithuania focused on LRT developments, mocking gestures like moments of silence as performative and portraying the broadcaster as ideologically driven and out of touch. Sanctions against Russia and Belarus were ridiculed as ineffective, elite-driven, and pointless, while increased air defense funding was dismissed as exaggerated and wasteful. Overall, coverage reinforced narratives of Lithuanian elites overreacting, security measures as theatrical, and public institutions disconnected from ordinary citizens.
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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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Lithuania Monthly: Disinformation Fuels Backlash Against Belarus Sanctions
Debates over tightening sanctions on Belarus became a focal point for disinformation, with Kremlin-aligned voices amplifying dissenting politicians as rare champions of “reason” against an allegedly hysterical government. Calls to strengthen restrictions were reframed as reckless provocation, while security concerns, such as the balloon incidents, were mocked to undermine public support for Lithuania’s pro-sanctions policy and broader security posture.
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