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Lithuania Monthly: Defense Budget Increase Sparks Disinformation
Lithuania’s decision to increase defence spending to 5–6% of GDP has sparked disinformation campaigns, with pro-Kremlin media portraying it as reckless and harmful to the economy. Social media narratives claim the move will increase taxes, hurt public services, and benefit NATO over Lithuania. Critics, including political figures, question NATO’s influence and Lithuania’s priorities, while YouTube and social media amplify misleading claims about personal savings and economic fallout. This controversy highlights how strategic decisions are weaponized to fuel public division and distrust.
Monthly Reports
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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