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TexasTowelie

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Tue Aug 26, 2025, 07:41 PM Aug 26

Kremlin prepares Estonia war narrative - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD [View all]



Russia's propaganda machine is back – and this time, Estonia is in the crosshairs. Kremlin media outlets are now claiming that a nation of just 1.3 million people is preparing to "attack" nuclear-armed Russia. The narrative is absurd, but it follows a familiar script: label neighbors as aggressors, then justify invasion as "defense" or "liberation." From Ukraine to Georgia we've seen this playbook before. Now Moscow is laying the groundwork for its next excuse to expand war. In a new episode of Break The Fake, Benjamin Lee tells us more about how Russian media spin small neighbors into "existential threats."
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