Main narratives:
- general anti-government sentiments;
- support for Ukraine is ineffective;
- Ukraine is prioritised over Lithuania and its domestic issues;
- the incompetence of the current government.
Overview:
Anti-government sentiments continued to rise within Kremlin-aligned media. Articles holding these negative sentiments targeted different politicians/parties or the whole country’s governmental system in general.
Again, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and the Conservative party was among the most repeated names. For example, articles such as „Šimonytė promised that Ukraine will celebrate the victory with light, gas and without russians“ was not only actively commented on but also shared on Telegram channels, where it gathered hundreds of negative reactions. Comments, such as, “an ordinary idiot wandering around Ukraine. She doesn’t care about the people of Lithuania. Just letting them die. It’s just important that she and the conservatives live well”, continued to target not only her specifically, but aimed for the whole party or even the whole ruling government.
Rising anti-government sentiments are closely related to the upcoming elections this autumn.
