EU experts: Russia is bad-mouthing the Baltics again

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Since the conclusion of the US presidential election, state-run Russian media have stepped up their misleading rhetoric about the Baltic states, according to the European Union's dedicated strategic communications team.

In a weekly bulletin the East Stratcom Task Force says: "In the past week we have seen what looks very much like an orchestrated targeting of the three Baltic states in disinformation from the main talk shows on various TV channels."

"We heard the accusation that the Baltic countries are developing apartheid regimes to discriminate against Russian speakers. We heard too that the Baltic states have never been independent anyway," the summary of Russian boradcasts said.

You can check the full information for yourself HERE with links to the broadcasts in question.

 

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