{"id":88371,"date":"2024-06-01T23:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T20:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/88371\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"seimas-committee-backs-upholding-ban-on-belarusian-russian-tv-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/88371\/","title":{"rendered":"Seimas committee backs ban on Belarusian, Russian TV broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tv_kletka_flickr_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tv_kletka_flickr_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tv_kletka_flickr_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tv_kletka_flickr_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tv_kletka_flickr_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tv_kletka_flickr_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(flickr.com \/ Drinksmachine)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 1, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> This week, the Seimas committee on culture approved the proposal to extend a ban on broadcasts of Belarusian and Russian TV channels in Lithuania, <em>Delfi<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ban was introduced in September 2022 for two years, covering radio and TV broadcasts, including online, produced by individuals directly or indirectly controlled or funded by Russia and Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amendments provide for extending the ban as long as Belarus and Russia are considered threats to Lithuania&#8217;s national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An aggressive Russia-sponsored disinformation campaign accompanies the war both inside and outside the European Union, according to Lithuania&#8217;s Culture Minister Simonas Kairys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/litva_unsplash-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/litva_unsplash-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/litva_unsplash-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/litva_unsplash-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/litva_unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/litva_unsplash.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lithuanian foreign minister accuses Belarus of hybrid action<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 7, Pozirk. Weeks after Minsk accused Vilnius of staging a drone attack on Belarus, the Lithuanian foreign minister expressed concern about frequent false claims coming out of the neighboring country. Vilnius is &quot;protesting to the Belarusian government&quot; using the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/83925\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 1, Pozirk. This week, the Seimas committee on culture approved the proposal to extend a ban on broadcasts of Belarusian and Russian TV channels in Lithuania, Delfi reports. 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