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Estonia Weekly: NATO Summit Fuels Kremlin Disinformation
Pro-Kremlin voices on social media depicted NATO as aggressive and divided, criticizing Baltic defence moves and mocking Western leadership. In Estonia, Russian-speaking groups amplified nuclear tensions and spread false claims about EU opposition to Ukraine’s membership to support Kremlin narratives.
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Estonia Weekly: Kremlin Echoes Persist Over Church Law
Pro-Kremlin voices on Russian-speaking social media portrayed Estonia’s revised Churches and Congregations Act as continued state persecution of the Orthodox Church, reinforcing a narrative of religious oppression and general Russophobia. Simultaneously, they condemned the U.S. strikes in Iran as aggressive and hypocritical, using them to justify Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
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Estonia Weekly: Middle East Tensions Fuel Anti-Western Rhetoric
A former journalist has been sentenced to six years in prison in Estonia for treason and for promoting Kremlin propaganda. Meanwhile, social media commentators accused the West of hypocrisy in the wake of Israeli attacks on Iran.
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Estonia Weekly: Cultural Renamings and Climbing Unemployment Fuel De-Russification Fears
Pro-Kremlin commentators have criticized Estonia's government for its worst unemployment rate in 12 years, citing targeted policies against Russian speakers and Russian culture in Estonia.
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