With Wit and Spice: How Moscow Uses Telegram to Target the Baltic Russians
Russia’s Pravfond has granted €109,000 to a network of Telegram accounts to distribute propaganda about the Baltics.
Kremlin Propaganda Revives as ‘Neutral’ YouTube Channels Amid Claims of Baltic Migration
Since Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, its propaganda has claimed that residents of the Baltic states are fleeing en masse to Russia and Belarus to escape “russophobia.” Re:Baltica investigation reveals different truths behind these narratives.
Hungary Shields RER’s Russian Oligarchs from EU Sanctions
Hungary has protected two Kremlin-linked oligarchs from European Union (EU) sanctions. These individuals, who control the Riga Electrical Machinery Factory (RER), have been aiding the Russian army in its invasion of Ukraine, according to information obtained by Re:Baltica.
“Confrontation with Russia leads to poverty”. How a Russian troll factory planned to turn public opinion in Latvia against Ukraine
Russian-speaking Latvians should be pitted against Ukrainian refugees, while convincing others that confrontation with Russia leads to poverty. These plans were revealed in recently leaked documents from the Social Design Agency (SDA) — one of the commercialised “troll factories” that worked on behalf of the Kremlin. Latvia is the only Baltic state for which documents are found in this dataset. The planners of the information operations expressed disappointment in Latvia’s Russian speakers for being too negative in their reaction to Russia’s invasion. They called for using social media to build momentum, eventually leading to real-life action.
Army preparing to enter Ukraine, politicians leaving the country – how fear of being dragged into war is spread in the Baltics
This summer, misinformation that those in power are trying to drag the Baltic countries into a war against Russia intensified, especially in Lithuania and Estonia. Governments are allegedly considering sending troops to Ukraine, in Lithuania the foreign minister and his family are leaving the country, while Latvia is provoking its eastern neighbour with threats of a nuclear war.
From Kyiv to Riga: Russian Sabotage Operations in the Baltics
What started as an ordinary day for a Latvian housewife became a significant national security breakthrough. A mysterious note found in her driveway has helped authorities uncover a series of sabotage acts linked to Russian intelligence.
Old cars, immigrants and war – how EU related misinformation is spread in the Baltics?
If you wish to discredit the EU in the Baltic states, spread green lies and half-truths – for example, that the EU will immediately force everyone to drive electric cars, stop old cars from being repaired and ban heating with firewood.
There is no evidence for the claim that UNRWA is a Hamas terrorist organisation
At the end of April, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Latvia would resume funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, which provides assistance to Palestinian refugees in various countries.
Thousands of migrants do not enter England by illegal routes every day; the ECtHR has not banned sending them back to Africa
The MP and candidate for the European Parliament elections Edvīns Šnore (the National Alliance party) made a statement on a TikTok video claiming that thousands of "illegal immigrants" arrive in England by boat every day and that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has forbidden the country to "send them back to Africa". This is not true.