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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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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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Estonia Weekly: Kremlin-Aligned Messaging Undermines Support for Ukraine
Pro-Kremlin online commentators pushed anti-Western narratives about Ukraine while Russian-language social media in Estonia largely reacted with initial confusion but cautious optimism to the new Centre Party–Isamaa coalition in Tallinn.
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Estonia Weekly: Coalition Negotiations in Narva and Tallinn Become a Target for Identity-Based Narratives
Pro-Kremlin voices have simultaneously portrayed the 28-point peace plan as a Western trap, called for Russia to pursue maximal territorial gains, and leveraged contentious coalition negotiations in Narva and Tallinn to stoke identity-based accusations.
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