Pro-Russian TikTok videos spreading false information about the so-called 'Klaipeda People's Republic' and Klaipeda seaport allegedly subordinated to Russia are being disseminated. These videos show a Russian version of the Klaipeda region coat of arms, artificially generated Russian flags in the city, and slogans calling for Klaipeda to become Russian again. This propaganda effort is identified by the Lithuanian State Security Department as a Kremlin method to incite separatism and destabilize Lithuanian society. The TikTok account was launched at the end of March and has 60 subscribers, with the most popular video receiving almost 16,000 views. Similar Russian disinformation campaigns targeting separatism in the Baltic states have precedent, including an attempt to promote a 'Vilnius People's Republic' in 2015, and a recent campaign targeting Estonia with the idea of a 'Narva People's Republic.' The Lithuanian State Security Department and Ukrainian security officials view such efforts as part of Russia's ongoing hybrid warfare using sabotage, disinformation, and psychological pressure against Europe and the United States, with Russia expected to continue these tactics in 2026.

Pro-Russian TikTok videos spreading false information about the so-called 'Klaipeda People's Republic' and Klaipeda seaport allegedly subordinated to Russia are being disseminated. These videos show a Russian version of the Klaipeda region coat of arms, artificially generated Russian flags in the city, and slogans calling for Klaipeda to become Russian again. This propaganda effort is identified by the Lithuanian State Security Department as a Kremlin method to incite separatism and destabilize Lithuanian society. The TikTok account was launched at the end of March and has 60 subscribers, with the most popular video receiving almost 16,000 views. Similar Russian disinformation campaigns targeting separatism in the Baltic states have precedent, including an attempt to promote a 'Vilnius People's Republic' in 2015, and a recent campaign targeting Estonia with the idea of a 'Narva People's Republic.' The Lithuanian State Security Department and Ukrainian security officials view such efforts as part of Russia's ongoing hybrid warfare using sabotage, disinformation, and psychological pressure against Europe and the United States, with Russia expected to continue these tactics in 2026.