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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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Army
August 25th - August 31st, 2025 by Martinš Hiršs

Latvia Weekly: Propaganda Portrays NATO Spending as Economic Suicide

Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels are framing NATO's increased defense spending plans as economically self-destructive "hysteria" that will drive member nations into debt while cutting social programs, while simultaneously issuing direct military threats against Baltic states and dismissing their defenses as futile. The messaging exploits legitimate democratic debates about military spending and troop deployments to portray NATO as both an aggressive threat to Russia and an unreliable protector unable to defend its own members.

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putin
August 18th - August 24th, 2025 by Martinš Hiršs

Latvia Weekly: Trump–Putin Meeting Used to Sow Doubt About Western Security Guarantees

In the aftermath of the Trump-Putin Alaska summit Pro-Kremlin Telegram framed European leaders as obstacles to peace while suggesting both Trump and Putin desire to end the Ukraine conflict. Monitored channels also used the occasion to label Baltic states as “puppets” and to mock NATO's military capabilities following a drone incident.

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free Ukraine
August 11th - August 17th, 2025 by Martinš Hiršs

Latvia Weekly: Propaganda Portrays Trump-Putin Talks as Abandonment of Latvia

The pro-Kremlin Telegram channel "Antifascists of Pribaltics" responded to the Trump-Putin Alaska summit by publishing fabricated "intelligence transcripts" portraying Trump as conspiratorially agreeing to abandon Ukrainian territories and Europeans. This story deliberately exploits Baltic historical fears about great power negotiations, framing the summit as evidence that America views the Baltic states as expendable bargaining chips in deals with Russia.

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