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25. Aug 2023

Leader of the Koos (Together) party Oleg Ivanov: Estonia is preparing a provocation against Russia

The NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 is also being watched with interest by the Russian media. Possible next steps for the alliance are outlined and, as expected, topics that sow panic and have little to do with real life are lamented. Let’s take a closer look at the two biggest ones: the NATO

Aнализ

10. Nov 2025

“Tallinn’s Witch Hunt”: Reactions to Oleg Bessedin’s Detention in Russia and Estonia

Oleg Besedin’s arrest in Estonia has set off a loud reaction from Russian state media and pro-Kremlin voices, who claim it’s all about silencing dissent. Propastop took a closer look at how the case is being spun into a disinformation tool.

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15. Nov 2024

KOOS leader Ivanov threatens, “We will create a Popular Front to protect Russians in Estonia!”

Oleg Ivanov, a board member of the KOOS party, threatened at the recently held Russian Compatriots Congress to create a Popular Front in Estonia to protect the rights of Russians if the Estonian government does not cease its "Russophobic and fascist" mockery and restriction of Russians' rights. Propastop describes today how KOOS leaders Ivanov and

Propaganda incident

27. Jan 2025

Behind the Narrative of a Russian Attack on the Baltic States

As the U.S. presidential transition ends without the predicted Russian attack on a NATO country, Julian Röpcke’s 2023 Bild article and Professor Valery Solovey’s warnings of a 2024 Baltic invasion prove unfounded. Amplified by Russian propaganda and echoed in Estonia by Oleg Ivanov and Varro Vooglaid, these claims sparked concern. An article in Propastop, debunking

Media literacy

6. Jun 2026

The Majority Illusion: How a Tiny Minority Pretends to Speak for Everyone

Russian soldiers were told they would be greeted with flowers. Instead, they met Javelins. That is the majority illusion completing its circuit. When a state spends long enough flooding every channel with a fabricated consensus, the signal stops being propaganda and starts being intelligence. Russia did not only sell the world a story about Ukrainians

Propaganda incident

16. Oct 2025

KOOS Party: Aleksandr Sahno has a constitutional right to express his personal opinion

On October 9, Propastop published the article “‘I am a fascist: if the Russians come to Estonia, I will join their side.’ The secret social media life of a KOOS candidate in Kohtla-Järve.” We asked members of the KOOS party leadership to clarify their stance on Aleksandr Sahno, and today we publish the party board’s

Propaganda incident

19. Jun 2025

What Estonians made it to Pekka Kallioniemi’s Vatnik Soup?

Launched in 2022, Pekka Kallioniemi’s VatnikSoup has become a leading tracker of Kremlin propaganda, with over 196,000 followers by mid-2025. Among the many entries, five spotlight Estonia, each revealing a distinct flavor of Russian disinformation at work in Estonia.

Analysis

26. May 2025

Battlefield TikTok: Who are Estonian influencers spreading Russian narratives?

TikTok in Estonia has become more than a platform for trends — it’s now a subtle front in Russia’s disinformation war. Behind ironic skits and nostalgic vlogs, a network of relatively small but very active accounts is pushing pro-Kremlin narratives, undermining Ukraine, and sowing distrust in democratic values.

Propaganda incident

25. Apr 2025

KOOS shifted into a faster and tougher gear on social media

In this election year, the KOOS party's Facebook group has become more active, its follower count has surpassed 7,500, and AI-generated satire is being used to mock political opponents. Today, Propastop describes who got KOOS’s social media up and running—and how.

Propaganda incident

7. Apr 2025

Kremlin calling! Moscow Intensifies Efforts to Attract Compatriots Back to Russia

A recent scientific-practical conference in Kaliningrad, titled *“The Situation of Russian Compatriots in the Baltic Region,”* underscored the Kremlin’s growing push to attract more resettlers to Russia—both to ease the country’s deepening demographic crisis and to showcase Putin’s Russia as a more desirable alternative to the “decaying West.”