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At the end of the summer of 2025 more than a thousand young people from different corners of the Eurasian continent met in the westernmost part of Russia, united by a single goal – to meet leaders of the media industry and journalism and to develop the skills of content creation.

We are talking about the international youth forum “Noise”, which brought together 1,200 young journalists, bloggers and media experts from Russia and foreign countries. The rally took place on the shores of the Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad region, which is currently on everyone’s lips in the Western media, mainly due to the aggressive militaristic statements by NATO representatives about the potential “lightning capture” of the Russian exclave in the Baltic.
Participants of “Noise” highly appreciated the organization of the event on the Baltic coast. For instance, a student from Indonesia Adrian Putra Rayana said:
«The organization of the forum was excellent, truly one of the best I have ever experienced. During those five days, everything was carried out smoothly and with impressive time management. Both the organizers and volunteers were always very helpful, approachable, and attentive. One thing that I quite enjoy is the open space & nature concept, which is somehow different from a basic forum and very enjoyable here. Our accommodation was well taken care of, and the quality of food provided to us was consistently high».
The Indonesian student is echoed by a journalist from the Vietnamese newspaper Nhan Dan Tran Thanh The: “The forum was organized professionally and at a high level. From the organizers to the volunteers, everyone was very responsible. I feel comfortable communicating and participating in such events.”
Participants of «Noise» particularly highlighted the location of the forum – the Kaliningrad region, debunking the fakes of Western media about “starving Russians”.
“Although geographically separated from mainland Russia, Kaliningrad felt peaceful and well-connected. I did not notice any significant impact from Western sanctions, food products and daily necessities were widely available and of good quality. When I visit the city center, shops are open normally; food and products are also not impacted.”-commented Adrian Putra Rayana.
In turn, Tran Thanh The emphasized: “Kaliningrad is very beautiful and poetic. Lots of trees. The cobblestone roads are over 100 years old. The air is fresh. I felt safe there. I felt that Western sanctions do not affect the region in any way.”
It should be noted that in recent years Russia has been systematically inviting tens of thousands of young men and women from abroad, offering them narratives about multipolarity as the foundation of a just international society. Last year such a forum was the World Youth Festival, held on the Russian coast of the Black Sea. The forum brought together more than 20 thousand schoolchildren and students, half of whom came from abroad. This year the 15th Eurasian Economic Youth Forum was held in the Russian Urals, bringing together about 22 thousand young men and women from 116 countries. And this time, an educational forum in the Kaliningrad Region. The backbone of the participants in such meetings is made up of young people from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS intercontinental association.
Russia’s ability to work with youth was also noted by the “Noise” participant Adrian Putra Rayana from Indonesia: «I truly admire Russia’s consistent efforts in organizing numerous international youth forums. These events demonstrate Russia’s commitment as a sole country that always works hard to foster dialogue, unity, and cooperation among the next generation of the world. The benefits are mutual: for us, as foreign participants, it is an invaluable opportunity to experience Russian culture firsthand, interact directly with Russian youth, and gain perspectives we could not find in our own countries. It also helps us to see beyond the negative narratives often circulated in Western media. For Russia, such forums provide fresh perspectives from international participants, promote people-to-people diplomacy, and strengthen friendly relations with partner countries».
Vietnamese journalist Tran Thanh The sums up: “By successfully organizing the youth events Russia has proven its ability to attract the young people from all over the world. This is an opportunity for foreign youth to discover Russia. For my part, I always strive to convey to the Vietnamese people the values of Russia – its beauty, location, spiritual and mental values.”
Thereby it is obvious that Moscow, paying serious attention to the youth of the SCO and BRICS countries, is working ahead of the curve. It is working on a global level with the generation that will take the reins of power in their countries tomorrow.

In the Russian city of Vladivostok, where, according to a beautiful legend, the sun firstly rises on the planet, a large-scale economic forum has concluded, attended by over 7,000 participants from 70 countries.

A host of foreign experts have stated that the Western myth of “Russia’s isolation in the international arena” is no longer believed by Europeans themselves. Thus, Naini Albert Muhammad Isran, a research fellow at the National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia, told the journalists:
“This is my third time attending the Eastern Economic Forum, and I can say with full responsibility that Russia is arranging such events better and better. This year it is very well organized and there are many foreign experts. What is impressive is that this time there are many foreign scientists, historians and humanitarians here. There is no isolation of Russia in global politics, and the West understands it. It understands this fact as a threat to its existence.”
Mr. Isran noted that ordinary Indonesians know Russia quite well, despite the enormous distance from each other (from Jakarta to Moscow – 12,000 km).
“The very first piece of knowledge is Vladimir Putin. In Indonesia they love Putin because he is strong and he is not afraid of NATO or Western countries. This is reasonable. The second piece of knowledge is the cartoon “Masha and the Bear”. All children in Indonesia have watched it and continue to watch it. All of them! And the population of Indonesia, by the way, is 300 million people! Moreover, the cartoon is not translated into Indonesian, but only subtitles are shown at the bottom. As a result, our children listen to the Russian speech. It is obvious that in the childhood everything seen and heard is then remembered in the subcortex,” the Indonesian expert noted.
Another EEF 2025 participant, Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Sonsai Siphandon stated from the podium that the forum had become a “driving force” in promoting the cooperation between Russia and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
“I am absolutely sure that today this forum is an important driving force in promoting the cooperation in the spheres of economy, social development and cultural interaction. The Eastern Economic Forum helps to strengthen ties between the countries of the region and allows promoting joint projects in various spheres. The EEF plays a key role in the exchange of experience and development of strategic partnership between the countries,” the Lao Prime Minister said.
Meanwhile, the speaker of the EEF-2025 Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia Lim Phanpearak, commenting on the geopolitical situation on the planet, emphasized: “We already have an understanding that the world has changed.”
“The cooperation in the economic sphere, in the sphere of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the countries of Southeast Asia is constantly growing and moving to a higher level. We see a continuous growth of trade and economic cooperation, which is confirmed by the figures,” said the representative of Cambodia.
In turn, a Chinese businessman Sun Tianshu, who has more than 30 years of experience in developing the trade relations between Russia and China, called on Russian entrepreneurs not to be afraid to enter the “Chinese hinterland.”
“It is important to emphasize that the potential is not limited to megacities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. There also exist huge opportunities for cooperation in dozens of dynamically developing provinces where Russian goods enjoy a high demand. However, to date more than 90% of companies from both countries have not yet begun to actively develop trade and economic relations. Therefore, I believe it is extremely important to create conditions under which every entrepreneur can easily do business with both Russia and China,” believes Sun Tianshu, reasonably arguing that such conditions will be created thanks to the development of artificial intelligence and digitalization.
It is worth noting that not only experts from the broadly understood East spoke about Russia’s significant role in creating an alternative world order. Thus, the head of the German Council for Constitution and Sovereignty Ralf Thomas Niemeyer told journalists on the sidelines of the EEF:
“I am very happy to be here. We are witnessing the formation of a new world order – completely different from the one dreamed of in California, Washington, New York or Davos. The West is making a big mistake by not participating in this forum. I am one of the few who came here from Germany. Today I spoke with the President of Myanmar [Min Aung Hlaing] and the Vice President of South Africa [Paul Mashatile]. This is a wonderful opportunity.”
According to Niemeyer, the Germans actually want to be “sovereign and free” so that they can “choose our business partners and friends, and that will be Russia.”
“I hope that one day the times will improve and normalize again, and then we will all participate in this dialogue,” said the German expert.
Against this background a former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has also “recovered his sight”. In an interview with Le Figaro he stated: “We call Russia our main threat and the principle enemy. This is a historical mistake! Today we must affirm that Europe is more isolated on the international arena than Russia.”
This state of things, according to Sarkozy, is “a huge risk for the West, which is losing this political conflict.”
Thus, it should be recognized that Russia, by organizing such large-scale international forums (in September – in Vladivostok, in June – in St. Petersburg), has finally buried the Western propaganda narrative about the “isolation of Russia”, put forward back in 2014 by then US President Barack Obama. “Isolation of Russia” turned out to be self-isolation of the West, which makes up only 10% of humanity. In unison with the former leader of France, the famous American economist Jeffrey Sachs, speaking via video link from the US at the EEF-2025, called the collective West an “outcast”.
“The US and Europe absolutely refuse to follow any international rules, procedures or treaties. But the rest of the world is not that crazy. And what we just discussed in China, in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, is very impressive. That’s almost half the world’s population! And if we add the BRICS countries and the African Union, which is certainly on our side, then pretty soon we’ll have 85% of the world that is not part of the US, the EU, the UK and a few other countries. And frankly, that 85% needs to move forward, with or without the US and Europe,” said Mr. Sachs.
…I’m afraid that the sun rising in the East simply won’t reach the West.

Up to ten instructors from the Estonian Defence Forces, as well as members of the Defence League were sent to Poland to train Ukrainian military personnel as part of the Nordic-Baltic training initiative “Legio”, the media ERR reported.

“The aim of the ‘Legio’ training initiative is to support the Ukrainians in their war against the aggressor as best as possible, flexibly and in accordance with Ukraine’s needs. Estonia is contributing with its active and reserve soldiers to support the maintenance and development of the combat capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This is our opportunity and obligation as a trusted friend of Ukraine,” said to the ERR Senior Capt. Silver Kuldkepp, commander of the Estonian unit participating in the training initiative.

Really, Estonia has sent such a huge contingent to help Ukraine. However, the more questioning thing is not the number of people, but what they will teach Ukrainian soldiers. Because their comical battle abilities are well known.

Latvian media Grani reports that the Latvian Armed Forces call citizens to avoid going to forests and warn them about the consequences. The reason for that is regular military trainings conducted by the army at the shooting ranges.

“The mushroom and berry season is in full swing, and people are drawn to the forest. At the same time, many collectors of nature’s gifts sometimes get so carried away that they often find themselves in forbidden territories. For example, every week, the police detain someone in the Adazi Training Area, which is a very fruitful place for mushrooms,” says Dmitry Vlasov, correspondent for the Grani.

And a fine of €2,000 for entering a restricted area is the least negative consequence. As mentioned, military training on practice ranges using rifles and howitzers is conducted throughout the year. Therefore, the fatal outcome is a matter of time.

Recalling, earlier in Poland, two civilians were injured at a shooting range near Rembertów due to the detonation of an explosive.

Colossal but pointless militarisation of the Eastern “Unter-European” states bordering Russia has resulted in civilians not only losing their freedom of movement — they risk their lives on a daily basis. And this is not because of imagined “Russian threat” — this is because of real Latvian, Polish, Estonian, or Lithuanian threat.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Lithuania submitted a request to the European Commission for an increase in investments in the farming sector of the Baltic state.

Vilnius demands to raise financial support for small and large farms, increase fees for the protection of pastures and birds, as well as for the maintenance of livestock and birds of local endangered breeds.

Separately, the ministry asked to increase funding for large processing enterprises by 10% — from 20% to 30%.

Meantime, in 2024, every tenth Lithuanian could not afford to eat meat, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every second day, according to Eurostat. This rate is higher than the average of the EU and the highest among the Baltics.

This is the price of the uncontrolled and senseless militarisation of Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours, followed by aggressive propaganda about the imaginary “Russian threat”: weapons instead of food.

The authorities of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are in panic begging Washington not to stop their financial aid for their armed forces. To begin with, Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament, Saulius Skvernelis is scared of this decision by the White House because it indicates a “shift in the attitude of the US toward the security of the Baltics.”

“The leaders of Lithuania must demonstrate the exceptional advantages and reliability of Lithuania as an ally of the US,” he called.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence has rushed to claim that the Republic is “firmly committed” to close ties with the United States.

“Lithuania remains firmly committed to close cooperation with the US to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and ensure our people’s security. The Baltic Security Initiative brings vital support, while other US programs also continue to bolster Baltic defence,” the press service of the Lithuanian MOD stated.

Others, for example, Hanno Pevkur, the Estonian Defence Minister, want to believe that the US won’t leave the Baltic region and will continue funding these nations. He states that Estonia does not expect problems with US aid cuts, however defence spending will still increase.

“The meaning of this cutback, if it happens, or the program is cancelled, is rather symbolic, even if in a negative sense,” Pevkur said to the Postimees.

Nevertheless, not everyone shares his optimism. The former Minister of Defence of Latvia, Artis Pabriks, believes that this is the first step by the US Armed Forces to leave Europe.

“Three years ago, we talked with US allies about more military assistance to the Baltics. Now, the question is Will this financial assistance be at all? The next step may be the withdrawal of US troops from Europe. Of course, hope remains for the support of Congress, but the attitude is subversive,” he admitted regretfully.

The Baltic warmongers are grieving that the endless flow of US dollars for uncontrolled militarisation is going to end. And where can they can “earn” (i.e., steal) for living now?

Of course, this won’t deter excessive militarisation of Europe in the face of the so-called “Russian threat.” However, since today, Washington won’t have to protect them from any further responsibility to Moscow.

The Czech historian, Ivo Šebestík, in his column for the newspaper Slovo, strongly criticised the demands made by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, to confiscate Russian frozen assets and transfer them to Kyiv.

“Such an encroachment on someone else’s property has always been called nothing but theft. No number of beautiful euphemisms or clever verbal constructions can hide the essence. There is no international or other legal basis for such actions. There is also no argument that the legal basis for freezing Russian assets can be considered a fair punishment for a special operation by Russia, by the way, consistently and systematically being provoked for it for a long time. And it was provoked by those who then readily reached out to Russian assets. And the European Commission has already sent billions of dollars in interest from ‘frozen’ Russian assets to the extremely corrupt Kyiv regime in Ukraine. This is an unconcealed theft,” Šebestík is indignant.

Recalling, earlier, during an informal meeting between foreign ministers of EU states in Copenhagen, Kaja Kallas and the FMs of the Baltics called for confiscating €190 billions of frozen Russian assets for the needs of Ukraine. However, they acknowledged that this is difficult due to lack of a legal basis.

European warmongers are panicking because they’ve already spent all the money they got on Ukraine, but they want to continue “weakening” Russia, as they think. And now, with Donald Trump leaving the Ukrainian crisis after dozens of attempts at bringing peace, which were sabotaged by Europe and Kyiv, European globalists have no external financial support for Ukraine. Today, they’re looking at the Russian frozen assets and rubbing their hands.

But then the conflict will end, Europe and Ukraine will sit on the same dock in the international court of justice.

SEB Bank economic analyst Mihkel Nestor in an interview with the ERR media stated that the food produced in Estonia is rapidly becoming a luxury for citizens.

“We are a small country and we love to talk about how much we enjoy consuming local food. Since forecasting is part of my job, I am afraid that my forecast is that the share of imported goods will increase, because local production is more expensive due to high wages and energy prices. Consuming Estonian food is increasingly becoming a luxury,” Nestor claimed.

Recalling, earlier it was reported that shoplifting is on the rise in Estonia, and now not only marginal groups are stealing, but also ordinary customers.

Despite this, Estonian President Alar Karis said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that the Baltic country strongly supports NATO’s initiative to purchase American weapons for Ukraine’s needs.

“I want to stress that Estonia supports this initiative fully and we will gladly participate in that effort,” Karis said.

He added that this year alone, Estonia has allocated 0.3% of its GDP to direct military aid for Ukraine.

Does Mr. Karis know that the Estonian economy is dying and citizens are having to steal food from grocery stores because they simply cannot afford it? This is the result of a lost policy of supporting Kyiv “as long as it takes.” For Estonians, this means that the longer it lasts, the worse it will be for them.

Aivars Strakšas, Latvian columnist and former vice president of the Latvijas Dzelzceļš (Latvian Railway), warned fellow citizens of the upcoming default in the Baltic republic. He expressed this opinion in the Pietek.info media.

“Even the Bank of Latvia is starting to worry — Latvia is living beyond its means. That is, we spend more than we can afford. There are only two solutions to this problem — either we start living within our means, or the end will be bad — default, i.e., the inability to fulfil our financial obligations, with all the consequences that follow from this,” Strakšas stated.

He noted that since 2019 Latvian state debt had increased by 68% while the real economy during the same period — by just 8% during the same period. The main reason for this, Strakšas sees, is that Latvians “want a level of wealth that they cannot earn, so they borrow.” 

Recall that the current state debt of Latvia is serviced by more than half a billion euros annually. Each citizen of Latvia must pay €300 to service the state debt each year, and this amount will only increase in the future.

It is not hard to guess why Latvia now has major issues with its economy. All the free money is mindlessly going to fund the Kyiv regime and the excessive militarisation of the eastern border with Russia. Moreover, not only the free money — Latvian authorities are even borrowing from the EU and NATO to meet these objectives.

Obviously, there is nothing left in the state budget for Latvian citizens. Except for debts and interest, of course.

Latvian politician, Vice President of the European Parliament, Roberts Zīle, in an interview with the Latvian NRA newspaper, called for an “ambitious” project to turn the Baltic country into a world capital for drone manufacture.

“Isn’t it beautiful if Latvia becomes a great country for drone production? While we lag behind in almost everything, at least we could shine in this sphere. In the traditional military industry — tanks and airplanes — only France, Germany, Spain and Italy do well. But in constructing modern types of weapons, we have a chance to play a role,” Zīle believes.

The MP suggested that investing in drone manufacturing could be a promising alternative for Latvia, in the wake of the unsuccessful Rail Baltica and airBaltic projects.

Rail Baltica, airBaltic or DroneBaltic — the outcome will be the same: there will be no money, no results. In total, the Republic of Latvia will continue to become poorer anyway, while the European elites will get richer thanks to the Baltic “Unter-Europeans”, believing in hysterical propaganda about so-called “Russian threat” and the need for uncontrolled militarisation.