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Market
April 7th - April 13th, 2025 by Martinš Hiršs

Latvia Weekly: Russophobia, Decline, and Delusion - Narratives Fuel Division

Over the last week, monitored social media portrayed Latvia as Russophobic, tying this narrative together with claims of Latvia as an economic failure and dismissing the country's concerns about potential Russian aggression.

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March 2025 by Martinš Hiršs

Latvia Monthly: Kremlin Propaganda Paints a Puppet and a Provocateur

Kremlin-aligned Telegram channels are deploying contradictory narratives to undermine Latvia’s sovereignty, portraying it both as a powerless Western puppet and an aggressive warmonger eager for conflict with Russia. By twisting Latvia’s NATO ties and defense initiatives, these narratives aim to erode trust in the Baltic state’s legitimacy, stir internal divisions within the EU and NATO, and justify Russian hostility in the region.

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Seimas
March 17th - March 23rd, 2025 by Urtė Andriukaitytė

Lithuania Weekly: Potential Emergence of the Fifth Column

Over the past week, Kremlin-aligned media in Lithuania have zeroed in on political debates over the potential emergence of a "fifth column" in Parliament. Sparked by comments from MP Saulius Skvernelis and echoed by President Gitanas Nausėda, the warnings were dismissed by others as exaggerated. Kremlin-linked outlets used these internal disagreements to frame Lithuania as politically unstable and vulnerable to division.

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Latvia
March 17th - March 23rd, 2025 by Martinš Hiršs

Latvia Weekly: Kremlin-Aligned Channels Amplify Anti-Russian Narratives

Kremlin-aligned Telegram channels are systematically portraying Latvia as hostile towards its Russian-speaking population, amplifying inflammatory statements by public figures to create a narrative of increasing tension and potential conflict. These posts strategically cherry-pick incidents and statements to stoke division, presenting them as evidence of systematic discrimination and positioning the Russian-speaking population as victims of an aggressive, anti-Russian society.

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