Information war

  • Society

Banning Russian TV channels won’t solve propaganda problem, Lithuanian experts say

Lithuania banned a Russian TV channel, RTR Planeta, last week, becoming the first European Union member state to take this…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian security report focuses on media groups voicing pro-Moscow ideas

Lithuania's State Security Department stated on Monday that the media of the Respublikos Leidiniai (Respublika Publications) and balsas.lt group, as…

10 years ago
  • Society

Ban on Russian TV channel takes effect in Lithuania

A ban on broadcasts of the Russian-language TV channel RTR Planeta took effect in Lithuania on Monday, while the ban…

10 years ago
  • Society

Why Lithuania banned Russian TV channel

Lithuania made international headlines last week when its Radio and Television Commission decided to institute a blanket ban on all…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania creates precedent in EU by banning Russian TV station

Lithuania’s media watchdog has blocked broadcasts by Russian TV channel RTR Planeta on grounds of inciting hatred over Ukraine. [...]

10 years ago
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Lithuanian PM commends ban on Russian TV channel

The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission took a responsible step on Wednesday to ban broadcasts of the Russian-language RTR Planeta…

10 years ago
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Lithuania’s media watchdog suspends broadcasting of Russian TV channel

The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission on Wednesday instituted a three-month suspension of broadcasts of the Russian-language television channel RTR…

10 years ago
  • Society

Media watchdog to decide on full ban of Russian TV channel in Lithuania

Lithuania's Radio and Television Commission will Wednesday decide on issuing a temporary ban on all broadcasts of Russian-language channel RTR…

10 years ago
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Christopher Walker: Democratic media weakening while Kremlin perfects its propaganda

Over the last decade, Russia has had plenty of time and resources to test and perfect its propaganda machine, which…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EU to work out plan by June against Russian “disinformation campaigns”

The European Union's (EU) institutions intend to work out a strategic communication plan by June to “challenge Russia's ongoing disinformation…

10 years ago
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Hackers bring down Baltic news website

Lithuanian press may be under heavy attack by foreign hackers. The first victim was the independent news website “The Baltic…

10 years ago
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Peter Pomerantsev: Big media need their Geneva convention

As Russia wages war in Ukraine, attacking not just military targets but also basic common sense with aggressive misinformation and…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania’s LRT television to significantly expand its Russian-language programming

In response to informational pressure of the Kremlin-supported media, the Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT plans new programs for Russian-speakers in…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

US must act together with Europe against Kremlin propaganda, Lithuanian top diplomat says

In an effort to fight Russian propaganda efforts and provide alternative sources of information for Russian-speakers, the United States and…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Let’s not call it information war

They say that a so-called information war is raging and that we're in it. A war is a war -…

10 years ago
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Russia’s propaganda channel Sputnik recruiting journalists in Latvia

The new Russian news channel, Sputnik, seen as the Kremlin's medium of international propaganda, is preparing to expand into Latvia…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania’s security agency warns about Russia upping its propaganda game

Lithuania's State Security Department said on Monday it observed “increasingly obvious” Russian attempts to instigate an information war and spread…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian defence minister speaks of possible information provocation in Germany

A report published in German media on Sunday, saying that Berlin would not sell armoured Boxer vehicles to Lithuania, could…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Latvia: EU to create communications team to counter Russian propaganda

The European Union will set up a special communications team to counter Russia's propaganda campaign, which will also offer objective…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian TV watchdog channel representatives disagree on law application

The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (LRTK) and representatives of the Russian-language TV channel NTV Mir Lithuania disagree on…

10 years ago