Analysis

10. Sep 2026

Estonia Bears the Brunt of Propaganda Attacks Despite Keeping Its Border Crossings Open

Finland closed its border to travellers, while Latvia allows crossings only by vehicle. Estonia permits both pedestrians and vehicles, yet it remains the main target of Russian propaganda.

Analysis

3. Sep 2026

Estonia’s presidential election in the Russian media

Propastop monitored how the Russian media covered Estonia’s presidential election during the first 24 hours.

Analysis

21. Aug 2026

How Russia Spreads Propaganda Through Maps

Maps are often called a reduced picture of reality — but they can just as easily distort it, framing a situation from whatever angle suits you. Their apparent objectivity makes them a perfect propaganda tool, shrinking long arguments into lines and dots. The result is a powerful visual narrative that looks less like opinion and

Analysis·Meedia propagandast

17. Aug 2026

June and July Media Review: When Real Concerns Become Propaganda Material

Russian propaganda does not always need to invent a new lie about Estonia. Often, it takes a real event or controversial piece of content, connects it to people’s existing fears, and adds an interpretation that turns a drone incident, a border queue, a military compound or even a barbecue advertisement into supposed evidence of Estonia’s

Analysis·Propaganda incident

13. Aug 2026

Disinformation Attack Targeting Portuguese Air Force Personnel at Ämari

On 6 August, a false story about Estonia began circulating on X, claiming that a Ukrainian drone shot down over Ämari had crashed into and destroyed two Portuguese fighter jets. To spread the fabricated story, its creators set up a clone of a popular defence news website and produced an AI-generated video.

Analysis

10. Aug 2026

Security expert Chema Gil: Large-scale social media campaign triggered the Ceuta migration crisis

Spanish security expert José María Gil Garre published a study on the coordinated social media campaign behind the late-July migration attack in Ceuta. The campaign ran from 15 June to 2 August across TikTok, Facebook, X, Instagram and WhatsApp, involving accounts linked to users in several countries.

Analysis

7. Aug 2026

China’s pragmatic stance toward Russia and the underlying logic of ‘united front work’

On Chinese social media, Russia is viewed as a partner worth cooperating with for as long as the relationship helps weaken U.S. influence and strengthen China’s economic power. Yet behind this seemingly solid alliance lie historical mistrust and an awareness that the current partnership may ultimately prove temporary.

Analysis

4. Aug 2026

Estonian in Name, Russian Content: How the Pravda Network Brings Telegram Propaganda into Estonia’s Information Space

The Estonian branch of the Pravda network turns posts from Russian state media, propagandists and anonymous Telegram channels into news stories that can be found online. The study reveals how a worldview shaped within Russia’s information environment reaches Estonia’s Russian-speaking audience under the country’s name.

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

Analysis

25. Jul 2026

Future Decided at 15? Why Young Russians Can No Longer Enter the 10th Grade

Parents in several Russian regions say that even students with good academic results are being denied admission to the 10th grade. At the same time, the state is investing billions in vocational education and aims to train one million new skilled workers by 2028. Is this merely an education reform, or a sign of broader

Estonia Bears the Brunt of Propaganda Attacks Despite Keeping Its Border Crossings Open

Estonia’s presidential election in the Russian media

How Russia Spreads Propaganda Through Maps

June and July Media Review: When Real Concerns Become Propaganda Material

Disinformation Attack Targeting Portuguese Air Force Personnel at Ämari

Security expert Chema Gil: Large-scale social media campaign triggered the Ceuta migration crisis

China’s pragmatic stance toward Russia and the underlying logic of ‘united front work’

Estonian in Name, Russian Content: How the Pravda Network Brings Telegram Propaganda into Estonia’s Information Space

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

Future Decided at 15? Why Young Russians Can No Longer Enter the 10th Grade

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