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Lithuania Weekly: Disinformation Targets Landsbergis and Exploits Belarus Balloon Incidents
Pro-Kremlin media mocked Gabrielius Landsbergis over his recent human rights award and framed him as a danger to Lithuania’s interests. Parallel narratives dramatized the Belarusian balloon incidents, claiming the government manufactured hysteria to justify restrictive policies. These coordinated themes seek to portray Lithuania as insecure, manipulated, and poorly governed.
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Lithuania Weekly: Kremlin Media Exploit Belarus Tensions
This week, pro-Kremlin outlets in Lithuania focused their coverage on debates surrounding Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė and the country’s fraught relations with Belarus, alleging the government manipulates public messaging and stirs tensions for political gain. Concurrently, the narrative around low-flying balloon incidents was leveraged to question Lithuania’s crisis readiness, while commentator efforts to normalise rapprochement with Belarus surfaced in social-media circles – signalling persistent attempts to sway public perception and undermine Lithuania’s strategic alignment.
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