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Estonia Weekly: Ülemiste Explosion Sparks Disinformation Narratives
Reactions in Estonia to the decision to introduce a uniform 12-month conscription from 2027 were mixed, including fringe pro-Kremlin narratives that questioned conscription itself.
Read moreLithuania Weekly: Fire in the Viršuliskės Neighbourhood
During this reporting week, the stories from Lithuania’s remaining Kremlin-aligned media outlets that received the most engagement covered domestic issues. These centred around a fire at an apartment building in Vilnius, in which 15 people were rescued and two died. Malign actors quickly linked the event to different conspiracy theories; for example, referring to it as a terrorist attack, claiming that police knew about the bomb but did not stop the approaching accident, or even assuming that Ukrainian refugees may have brought the bomb.
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