Finnish Journalist in the Service of the Kremlin: How Propaganda Works with Children in Occupied Territories

Finnish Journalist and the Ideological Manipulation of Children

According to Главком: Finnish journalist Kosti Heiskanen, who collaborates with Russian state propaganda, has become a key figure in a children's event organized by the Donetsk Puppet Theatre. This event took place in the occupied territories and aimed at the ideological manipulation of children during the New Year festivities. The celebration also involved 'citizens of EU countries', highlighting the involvement of foreigners in the Russian propaganda campaign.

Kosti Heiskanen used this event to promote anti-Western sentiments, claiming that there are 'zombified EU governments' and 'global lies of the West'. These statements indicate how the Russian authorities are trying to influence the consciousness of the younger generation in the occupied territories.

Consequences and Mechanisms of Influence

In the context of this propaganda, it has also become known that the Russian authorities are preparing new coercive mechanisms for bloggers, who will be required to publish propaganda materials on their own channels.

Thus, the use of festive events for the ideological manipulation of children becomes one of the tactics implemented in the occupied territories aimed at shaping a certain worldview among the youth.

The event organized in the occupied territories and the involvement of foreigners in Russian propaganda underscore not only the problem of information influence but also efforts aimed at forming a new generation that will perceive propaganda narratives as part of their worldview. This indicates the longevity and consistency of Russian campaigns aimed at strengthening power in these territories at the expense of the ideological manipulation of the youth.