Putin beordrar styrkor att gå in i Ukraina - INVASION NU (2022-02-24)

Russian officials continue informational efforts to justify future escalation against Baltic states. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on May 31 that the Russian research group "Association for Baltic Studies" will hold a conference entitled "Baltic Fascism: Evidence for the Future Tribunal" in St. Petersburg on June 3 with support from the St. Petersburg City Committee for External Relations.[103] The event will reportedly address alleged violations against Russian-speaking populations in Baltic countries, and the Russian MFA stated that organizations supporting "compatriots abroad" will attend the event.[104] The Kremlin has long been setting information conditions for hybrid operations against Baltic states in the name of protecting "compatriots abroad," and the allusion to a "tribunal" is similar to routine calls from Russian officials to try Ukrainians for alleged crimes against ethnic Russians and Russian speakers after an envisioned Russian victory in Ukraine.,".