Phantom Separatism in Narva: Russian Information Warfare and the Construction of Threat Perception (defence24.com)

• Separatist narratives in Narva are part of Russian information warfare.
• Threat perception is artificially constructed, not based on real events.
• Narva will not become second Crimea, but narrative aims to make it plausible.

"The article analyzes recent narratives about separatism in the Estonian border city of Narva as part of Russian information warfare. These narratives do not reflect an emerging security threat but are deliberately constructed to create a perception of instability. Narva is not Crimea, but the depiction aims to make such a scenario appear plausible."