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Estonia Monthly: Victory Day Sparks Disinformation Surge in Narva and Tallinn
On 9 May 2025, pro-Kremlin disinformation efforts escalated sharply in Estonia, with Narva and Tallinn at the center. Narratives accusing Estonia of “erasing Soviet history” and suppressing Russian identity were amplified through staged videos and social media manipulation, while patriotic displays from across the border in Ivangorod clashed with Estonia’s public messaging. The events exposed ongoing tensions surrounding historical memory.
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Estonia Monthly: Kalla’s Excessive Interest in Supporting Ukraine
In the month of May, the Estonian social media and web-based media actors generally focused on the recurring theme of the maltreatment of Russian-speaking individuals within Estonia.
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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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