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Inga Ruginienė
September 8th - September 14th, 2025 by Urtė Andriukaitytė

Lithuania Weekly: Kremlin-Aligned Media Exploit Drone Incident and Political Shifts

Over the past week, Kremlin-aligned media sought to inflame divisions in Lithuania by exploiting both international and domestic developments. NATO airspace security was undermined through claims that Russian drone incursions into Poland were staged provocations, while LGBT rights were framed as moral decline following Lithuania’s first legally recognized same-sex partnership. Meanwhile, the newly appointed MP Inga Ruginienė was promoted as a challenger to the so-called “conservative clan,” reinforcing narratives of political instability.

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