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10. Jun 2024

Aivo Peterson received 11,507 votes: a disappointment for some, a relief for others

"Let this time have a common denominator of truth, justice, and humanity – Aivo Peterson!" urged candidate 101 in the election clip recorded in prison. However, for the Kremlin, Aivo Peterson's election result was a disappointment, while for Estonia, it was a relief.

Analüüs·Media on propaganda·Propagandajuhtum·Rubriigita lood

6. Jun 2024

Candidate 101: pro-Russian Aivo Peterson running his European Parliament election campaign from custody

The "Peterson phenomenon" is causing excitement in the European Parliament elections - will Aivo Peterson achieve the same powerful result as in last year's Riigikogu elections, and will the Center Party not be represented in the European Parliament at all due to his votes? Propastop reviews the campaign of the co-chairman of the Koos party.

Analysis·Propaganda incident

22. Dec 2025

Outrage Without Follow-Through: The Short-Lived Russian Narrative Around Peterson

On 11 December 2025, Aivo Peterson was sentenced to 14 years for treason. Russian coverage spiked with “Donetsk trip” and “persecution” framing, but there was no major Kremlin/MFA reaction. After 12 December, the topic largely disappeared from the Russian news agenda.

Uncategorized

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

Analysis

27. Jul 2026

Which Estonians were “the favorites” of the Russian media in the first half of 2026?

Who does Russian media talk about when it talks about Estonia, and why? Propastop analysed the ten most-mentioned Estonian public figures in the first half of 2026 and found a familiar pattern: the names change, but the roles remain the same. Estonia is cast as aggressive, russophobic, divided or unstable, depending on what the story

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

Analysis

2. Jan 2026

Jüri Kivit – a troubadour in a quilted “vatnik” jacket

Jüri Kivit calls himself a troubadour, ad man, and musician. He first drew wider attention a few years ago for mocking Estonia’s national anthem, and he has since kept pushing Kremlin narratives — often through songs and poems that travel fast.

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.

Analysis

3. Oct 2025

“When the bombing of Estonia begins, don’t come complaining…” – Bessedin

“Military equipment is being transported through Estonia to Ukraine — a trainload of American Abrams tanks. Later, when the bombing of Estonia begins, don’t bother complaining...” — Oleg Bessedin, Tallintsy Facebook group administrator, wrote in his now deleted post

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.