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Lithuania Monthly: Elections Draw Intense Focus from Kremlin-Aligned Media

In October, Kremlin-aligned Lithuanian media honed in on the parliamentary elections, amplifying anti-government sentiment. Articles portrayed the ruling parties as disconnected from citizens’ economic hardships, questioning the legitimacy of the electoral process and casting the leadership as ineffective. This coverage aligned with broader narratives critiquing Lithuania’s Western alliances and economic policies.

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April 2024 by Urtė Andriukaitytė

Lithuania Monthly: The ongoing race for the presidency

During this reporting month, all Lithuanian social media platforms were full of heated debates about the upcoming presidential elections.

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April 2024 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Monthly: The toll of refugees

During the reporting month, the content primarily examined topics such as the European Union, Russian language policies and corruption within the Latvian government.

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April 2024 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Monthly: Russian Orthodoxy and Terrorism

During the reporting month, there were many social media agents that were targeting the ongoing issue about the Russian Orthodox Church in Estonia

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March 2024 by Urtė Andriukaitytė

Lithuania Monthly: Resignation of the Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas

During this reporting period, Lithuanian politics were shaken by the news: the sudden resignation of National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas.

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March 2024 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Monthly: Hate speech should not be accepted

The leader of the opposition party “Latvija Pirmaja Vieta”/Latvia in First Place addressed the parliament stating that the Russian speaking population is not being treated humane.

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March 2024 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Monthly: Government is pushing old people into poverty

The government enforcing and billing more taxes, especially taxes on things such as pensions and taxes on people and things where it is not normal in other countries

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February 2024 by Urtė Andriukaitytė

Lithuania Monthly: Suspected embezzlement of millions

During this reporting period, a significant financial scandal dominated the Lithuanian media space. On 2nd February 2024, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office requested the arrest of a former partner of the BaltCap Infrastructure Fund in Vilnius. Šarūnas Stepukonis was suspected of having misappropriated €27 million from the fund. This revelation has triggered a complicated blame game and raised questions about oversight and potential connections between this case and the gambling industry.

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February 2024 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Monthly: Former Commander warning of russian threat

About an Article published by la.lv, a leading nationalistic voice in the Latvian political X (Twitter) community, she published a tweet implying that Russia poses a realistic threat to Latvia and that if this threat materializes, NATO and Article 5 will demonstrably fail.

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February 2024 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Monthly: Future of Estonia

In this article that Jana Toom wrote on Estonian Independence Day which was posted on https://yanatoom.ee/in-press-i.php?lang=ru&id=10688 she highlights things that she wishes would change in the future about Estonia. These things include things such as mentioning that she hopes that a group of people in Estonia will no longer be demonized by the majority and that everyone could be seen as equal despite their nationality. She also states things she wishes would be changed about the government and the economics of Estonia, while putting blame on the government and politicians, stating that they are the cause of economic problems.

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