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Kremlin’s octopus of international propaganda

November 13, 2014 Fatima Tlis 0

Russia is rapidly expanding its global propaganda empire, and while some of its mouth pieces and media outlets are broadly recognized as closely tied to or owned by the Kremlin, others continue to escape the world’s attention, passing themselves off as independent projects. […]

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Putin’s chief propagandist to open news desk in Vilnius

November 12, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Dmitry Kiselyov, controversian Russian journalist and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has set his eyes on Lithuania. He has revealed plans to develop a Russian news channel in Vilnius. […]

Historian Timothy Snyder: Ukrainian crisis is not about Ukraine, it’s about Europe

November 12, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Events in Ukraine have no effect on what Russia does or says, because its propaganda is not based on reality but on pushing Europe’s sensitive buttons. […]

Opinion: What Lithuanians do and don’t know about Russia and Ukraine

November 11, 2014 Marius Laurinavicius 0

The criticism levied at the Lithuanian media by EU Ambassador to Moscow Mr. Vygaudas Ušackas, who said that reporting on Russia in Lithuania is rather one-sided, caused a considerable response. […]

Foreign Minister Linkevičius disagrees with Ušackas on Lithuanian media coverage of Russia

November 6, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius opposes the opinion expressed by Head of the EU Delegation to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas who has said that the Lithuanian media provides very one-sided coverage about Russia. […]

US Congressman Adam Schiff: Russians will be made to feel consequences of their leader’s recklessness

November 6, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Western countries must be prepared for even more of Russia‘s provocations in Ukraine, for unconventional warfare methods, espionage and propaganda, according to US Congressman Adam Schiff. […]

EU ambassador to Moscow: Lithuanian media reports on Russia are too biased

November 3, 2014 BNS 0

The European Union‘s (EU) Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas has criticized the Lithuanian media for what he said were excessively one-sided reports about Russia and its failure to provide a balanced and fair opinion. […]

Opinion: Hunting down propaganda in media fields

November 2, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

Since the beginning of war in Ukraine, the concept of propaganda has become a keyword in the agendas of Lithuanian politicians and the media. The ruling majority of the Seimas and the president (together with the right-wing groups in the opposition) are taking diametrically opposite positions in the political arena regarding to measures to fight propaganda. After the Seimas rejected the president’s amendment to the Law on Public Information, there is no shortage of forecasts about large-scale disasters in our information space. […]

DELFI editor-in-chief: Our readers understand that Russia is not joking

October 31, 2014 Zurnalas Valstybe 0

Is it worth it to frighten the Lithuanian citizens with war? This question is not as simple as it seems, as some citizens are convinced that it is necessary to constantly remind people that Russia is a threat because this is the only factor that can force Lithuanian politicians to act statesmanlike and work to strengthen the foundations of the country. […]

Lithuania’s radio and TV authority says it has too few powers to fight propaganda

October 29, 2014 BNS 0

The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania has very limited powers of fighting propaganda, its chairman Edmundas Vaitekūnas says. […]

Opinion: How Russia wages hybrid energy war against Lithuania

October 24, 2014 Arvydas Sekmokas 0

The hybrid war, tested in Ukraine, was a big surprise for some time even for defence experts. Now, it seems that this lesson has been learned – Lithuania is one of the first countries in NATO which started to form a rapid reaction force aimed at responding to the new military threats. […]

Russian media under ever-tightening grip of the Kremlin

October 23, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

After Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law limiting foreign capital in Russian media companies to 20 percent, there are fears this will undercut the last remaining voices in the country that dare to be critical of the government. But despite massive pressure, a handful of Russian journalists refuse to give in. […]

Lithuanian army representatives instruct Russian-language schools how to resist propaganda

October 17, 2014 BNS 0

After reports of students from Lithuanian schools going to paramilitary camps in Russia, Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis and officers of the army’s Strategic Communication Department on Thursday met with principals of Russian-language schools. […]

Ukrainian culture minister in Vilnius: We are dealing with massive propaganda from Russia

October 16, 2014 BNS 0

Mere censure will not help to deal with the Kremlin’s propaganda and people of culture who are seen as an authority should strengthen ethnic minorities’ ties with the county, Ukrainian Minister of Culture Yevhen Nyshchuk said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]

President Grybauskaitė: Democracy must be able to defend itself

October 15, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuania at present finds itself in the middle of information and propaganda warfare, insists President Dalia Grybauskaitė who says she will try again to persuade members of parliament to support her amendments to the Law on Public Information which aim at limiting Russian TV broadcasts in the country. […]

Lithuanian president’s adviser: Information freedom standards cannot apply to disinformation

October 14, 2014 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament recently decided to vote down amendments proposed by the president aimed at cracking down on hostile propaganda. It is disappointing, says the president’s chief legal adviser Rasa Svetikaitė, since the Constitution does not provide for freedom standards for disinformation and “brainwashing”. […]

MP addresses State Security Department over anti-Lithuanian propaganda

October 14, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defence Artūras Paulauskas addressed the State Security Department (VSD) over a complaint he received stating that leaflets are being distributed in Šiauliai containing possibly anti-state information and possibly threatening national security. […]

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