Pro-Kremlin actors opt to ignore Ukraine's successful counter-offensive in Kharkiv oblast
Despite Ukraine’s recent military advance in Kharkiv oblast, there was a notable silence from Kremlin propagandists as few attempted to...
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Kremlin propagandists seek to refute Ukrainian military successes on the front line
The Ukrainian military offensive was a key focus of Kremlin propagandists in Estonia, who sought to reject Ukraine's battlefield...
Disinformation actors blame the West for rising inflation and push claims of 'Russophobia'
Disinformation actors in Lithuania continued to focus on the global economic crisis, blaming the West for rising inflation, while in...
Pro-Kremlin actors stoke energy crisis fears to fight back against economic sanctions
In Latvia and Lithuania, pro-Kremlin voices primarily focused on public concern regarding the current energy crisis in an effort to drive...
Disinformation actors exploit economic crisis to attack support for Ukrainian aid
New narratives seek to exploit current economic woes in Latvia, asserting that continued humanitarian and military support for Ukraine is...
Disinformation actors focus on topics ranging from the events of the Russia-Ukraine war to refugees
In Lithuania, disinformation actors are turning their attention to the events of the Russia-Ukraine war but the Kaliningrad transit...
Coining lies. Kremlin spends 1.5 Billion per year to spread disinformation and propaganda
In democratic countries, media is referred to as “the fourth estate”. However, this term does not apply to Russia, where the media is...
Lithuanian fight against BelNPP leads to a collapse of energy sector, Kremlin media declares
Actions taken by Lithuania to stop the flow of cheap electricity from the BelNPP in the Baltic region caused an increase of the price of...
Kremlin media asserts that Poland betrayed Lithuania and plans to build a new NPP in Kaliningrad
In July, after the automatic security system was launched, the first unit of the Belarusian NPP was shut down once again – however,...
Gas wars. Clash between Nord Stream 2, Baltic Pipe and US LNG in pro-Kremlin disinformation
Pro-Kremlin media outlets present Nord Stream 2 projects as a gift for Europe, which will not survive without Russian support. They...
"COVID-19 is a tool for control" and other disinformation narratives escalate distrust in vaccines
Analysis of COVID-19 disinformation throughout the month of June has shown an increasingly present disinformation on social networks,...
“World saviours”: Russia leads the fight against COVID-19, Belarus provides Sputnik V to neighbors
In addition to the wide-spread network of propaganda channels, high level officials of the Kremlin regime often amplify disinformation...
President’s speech sparks allegations of discrimination of minorities in Estonian education system
On February 24th, president Kersti Kaljulaid gave a speech celebrating the 103rd anniversary of Estonian independence. Part of the speech...
Vassals of the West: tensions surrounding Navalny case provoke allegations of foreign interference
February continued the trends set in the beginning of the year, as major disinformation flow triggers included tensions around Alexey...
Expulsion of Russian diplomat and Estonian intelligence report fuelled disinformation in February
Throughout the month of February pro-Kremlin media focused on two disinformation narratives against Estonia: that the country is actively...
Baltics and Ukraine targeted for refusing Sputnik V, with social media amplifying false messages
With global COVID-19 vaccination programmes getting into the full swing, information regarding any shortcomings is used to push false and...
‘Non-existent Russian threat’ and suppression of free speech dominate the disinformation landscape
The year of 2021 has started with Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland increasingly targeted with allegations of human rights...
Alleged territorial claims and anti-Russian policies fuelled disinformation in Estonia
Throughout the month of January pro-Kremlin media focused on two disinformation narratives against Estonia: that it is making claims to...
2020 has ended with allegations of the Baltics meddling in Belarus and suppressing Russian media
In the last quarter of 2020, disinformation dynamics in the Baltic countries, especially in Lithuania, were majorly influenced by the...
Baltic countries and Poland face accusations of Russophobia and mishandling COVID-19
The end of 2020 witnessed the reach of disinformation targeting the Baltic countries and Poland growing rapidly. The alarming trend was...