DISINFO: Teenagers in Estonia are infected by Russophobic alarmism
SUMMARY
More and more teenagers in Estonia are ready to defend their country. This is showing that Russophobia in Estonia is widespread. Official Tallinn permanently scares citizens by “threat from East”.
The myth about “threat from East” is the idee fix of the Estonian government. The biggest part of society is infected by Russophobic alarmism.
RESPONSE
A recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative claiming that Estonia is Russophobic.
The starting point of the disinformation narrative was data from the Public Opinion and National Defence Survey, which was published by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia. The Survey showed that readiness among young people of upper secondary school age to participate in defence activities has increased to 63 per cent, while a year ago it was only 54 per cent.
The Survey just showed the readiness of Estonia's people to defend their country. Russia was not mentioned in the Survey or in the presentation of its results.
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