Battle of the airwaves - Baltics compete with Russia for hearts and minds


Russian-language Pervy Baltiysky Kanal (PBK) journalist Aleksejs Kondaurovs presents the news at a studio in Riga January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

RIGA/VILNIUS (Reuters) - Responding to what they see as a wave of Kremlin propaganda over Ukraine, the governments of the three Baltic states are keeping a wary eye on pro-Moscow TV channels and stepping up their own broadcasts in Russian.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, all part of the Soviet Union until 1991, are nervous of a newly assertive Russia and fret that their large Russian-speaking minorities could be susceptible to Moscow's message.

Play, subscribe and stand a chance to win prizes worth over RM39,000! T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

One American from downed fighter jet rescued, US official says
Int'l Women's Trade Expo kicks off in Nepal
Tanzania rules out elephant culling to curb human-wildlife conflict
Urgent: Israel cancels strikes in part of Iran amid search for 2nd crew member aboard downed U.S. jet -- media
Tanzania moves to shield economy from global shocks amid Middle East tensions
Earthquake felt in Pakistan's Islamabad
Trump seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as active prison
Iranians urged to hunt for crew of downed US fighter jet
US warplane downed over Iran, crew missing
Congo in talks with US over third-country deportations, sources say

Others Also Read