Russia is conducting an information campaign against the Baltic states, according to the Latvian Ministry of Defense
Russia is currently conducting a large-scale, coordinated information campaign against Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
The Latvian Ministry of Defense has issued a warning regarding this.
As stated in the ministry’s announcement, as part of this operation, Russia claims that the Baltic states are allegedly allowing their territory to be used for Ukrainian attacks on targets located on Russian territory.
“The Ministry of Defense reports that Latvia, as well as Lithuania and Estonia, are not participating in the planning or execution of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia,” the statement emphasized.
The Latvian Ministry of Defense added that the Baltic states support Ukraine by supplying military equipment, humanitarian aid, and providing financial support.
“Ukraine has a legitimate right to defend itself against Russia’s full-scale invasion,” the ministry noted.
“With such statements, Russia is demonstrating its weakness and attempting to divert attention from the fact that it is unable to defend itself against successful Ukrainian counteroffensives against Russian infrastructure on the Baltic Sea coast,” the ministry emphasized.
The Latvian Ministry of Defense explained that the goal of Russian information operations against the Baltic states is to discredit NATO, divide society, undermine trust in state institutions, and weaken support for Ukraine.
“Disinformation and social media bots targeting Russian-speaking audiences and exploiting young people are being used,” the ministry added.
On Thursday, the Baltic states and Germany signed a joint declaration in Tallinn on strengthening cooperation in countering disinformation. The document outlines joint steps to increase society’s resilience to information threats.
The Kremlin accusedPoland and the Baltic states of “demonizing” Russia.
