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Lithuania Weekly: Kremlin Media Exploit Belarus Tensions
This week, pro-Kremlin outlets in Lithuania focused their coverage on debates surrounding Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė and the country’s fraught relations with Belarus, alleging the government manipulates public messaging and stirs tensions for political gain. Concurrently, the narrative around low-flying balloon incidents was leveraged to question Lithuania’s crisis readiness, while commentator efforts to normalise rapprochement with Belarus surfaced in social-media circles – signalling persistent attempts to sway public perception and undermine Lithuania’s strategic alignment.
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Latvia Weekly: Disinformation Peaks as Saeima Votes to Withdraw from the Istanbul Convention
Following the Parliamentary vote for Latvia to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, opposition politicians launched disinformation campaigns falsely claiming the anti-violence treaty would permit men in women's restrooms and attacking supporters as foreign agents. These narratives deliberately distorted the Convention's actual purpose of protecting women from violence, replacing substantive debate with inflammatory rhetoric about gender identity and national betrayal.
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Estonia Weekly: Government Initiative to Ease War Anxiety Sparks Kremlin Mockery
In late October 2025, Estonia hired a journalist to address public war anxiety, sparking criticism over blurred media-state lines and mockery from pro-Kremlin voices. Simultaneously, reports of discrimination against Russian-speaking students reignited debates over language policies and societal tensions online.
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Lithuania Weekly: Defence Minister’s Resignation and Ukrainian Flag Debate
This week, Kremlin-aligned media in Lithuania concentrated on the resignation of Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė, using it to fuel disinformation and conspiracy narratives about corruption and political intrigue within the government. At the same time, pro-Kremlin outlets revived stories about the Ukrainian flag in the Seimas, presenting opposition to it as a growing grassroots movement and seeking to undermine public support for Lithuania’s pro-Ukraine stance.
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