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Propamon searches for the word "Эстония" (Estonia) and its various forms in the Russian media channels
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Category: Analysis
Fact check: Russia falsely claims EU sanctions are ‘blockading’ Kaliningrad
Not for the first time, the Kremlin accuses others of what it is itself doing. We fact checked the key claims about the “Kaliningrad blockade” (that isn’t a blockade).
Here’s what happens when you listen to Russian speakers in Estonia
Both the BBC and NPR recently visited Estonia to listen to the perspectives of local Russian-speakers. Their stories puncture Kremlin propaganda narratives.
Russia’s Embassy in Estonia claims Russia is the real victim of Russia’s sexual violence in Ukraine
The Kremlin referred to a group of women in Estonia protesting sexual violence as ‘Russophobes’. We explore the history of the term and why the protest took place.
Exposed: The Facebook groups spreading Kremlin propaganda
Propastop has identified 17 Facebook groups of concern operating in Estonia. Here’s how to help combat their hate and misinformation.
No, the Baltic nations were not in a “collective security arrangement” prior to NATO
The Warsaw Pact invaded its own members. It is not comparable to NATO as a defence alliance that sovereign states like Estonia chose to join.
Why there’s no ‘flood’ of Ukrainian refugees
Autocratic regimes promote metaphors to shape perceptions, such as by portraying Ukrainian refugees as a “flood” into Europe. Yet this metaphor best describes what they are fleeing.
A Greek media mogul tried to spread false claims about Estonia. It did not go well
An influential media mogul in Greece who made false claims about Estonia was widely ridiculed by Greek internet users this week after Russian speakers in Estonia – who he claims are oppressed – bombarded him on Twitter with corrections.
What do Middle East migrant groups write about Estonia?
Migrants from Iraq share information among each other in Facebook groups. Read what they post about Estonia.
Zapad 2021 is quietly drifting into the picture
Two and a half weeks remain until September 10, when the joint Russian-Belarusian exercise Zapad2021 will begin.
Are the clashes in Lithuania possible in Estonia as well?
Who attacked the Lithuanian Parliament last week and are there preconditions for initiating a similar uprising in Estonia?
