No Picture
Society

The Russian information war in Lithuania

Lithuania is one of many countries where Russia is waging war for hearts and minds – the information war. It is a war fought on television, the internet, and newspapers without any loss of human life. The goal, however, is the same as in any classic warfare scenario: controlling the central political processes of the enemy state. […]

No Picture
Society

Why Viasat will not stop airing propagandist Russian channels

A couple of weeks ago, Lithuania lifted the three-month suspension of the broadcasting of the Russian channel RTR Planeta. Prior to that, NTV Mir Lithuania resumed its broadcasts. Along with the PBK (First Baltic Channel), these channels comprise the backbone of the pro-Putin propaganda that is disseminated in Lithuania. This and more is covered in the following journalist investigation. […]

No Picture
Opinion

Opinion: Social Media – the other kind of threat

Social media is an important aspect in the lives of millions of people, daily. It may really have an unprecedented degree of impact on life as we know it, for better or worse. The opportunities social media brings are great and numerous, but beyond grumbling about communication skills deficiencies we rarely consider another, more direct way that social media could prove to be a problem. […]

Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė
Foreign affairs

Young conservatives suggest banning pro-Kremlin artists from entering Lithuania

Members of the youth branch of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party (TS-LKD) turned to the state leaders and responsible officials, calling on them to take measures in order to make sure that some Russian performers, who they say spread Moscow’s propaganda, are put on the list of people undesirable in Lithuania. […]