moscow have been rising. lithuania has been a member of nato since 2004. but since the start of the void, ukraine, politicians and normal citizens have grown more determined, i would say we owe you more about your audience, which is to defend your freedom and so on. it's like understanding before forces, fundamental things we have just few here of to prepare ourselves. that's why we need, ah, more natal presence in our region as a very credible veteran of deterrence against russia. this is also the aim of an unusual art exhibition in the capital videos. this strain from moscow stops twice a day here on its way to the russian exclaimed of calling in grat. russian passengers are not allowed to get off, but they are confronted with photos of war outside of their windows. when polish kolscott is not training for battle, he takes off his rifle, mammy uniform to work as a lawyer, that early global. so i have russian clients that i keep in touch with, i don't feel any personal hatred towards them, but rather towards the russian state and russian state propaganda

one russian state propaganda targeted lithuania for us. it meant we could be the next ones with especially if you live here in the saw called while g gap, lithuania, us only length connection with its western natal. pardon? us, this stretch of land is crucial for the transport of goods and military equipment. the sir walter gap is just 65. you will meet us wide. it's located exactly here between the russian exclaim of calling the drought on the one site and thrush us l . a bela rows on the, on the site in lithuania, many fia that russia might try to cut this land breached of the west. tensions with moscow have been rising. lithuania has been a member of nato since 2004. but since the start was avoid ukraine, politicians and normal citizens have grown more determined. i would say we owe you more drugs, which is to defend your freedom and so on. it's like understanding are for, for, for this fundamental things. we have just few here to prepare ourselves. that's why we need, ah, more natal presence in our region as a very credible that that o

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since the war started in ukraine, many people in lithuania have feared a russian invasion. in particular, there's been growing concern about the su, well, key gap. lithuania is only land link with its nato partners. bollywood slash couse gas is training for the worst case scenario is a member of the lithuanian rifle, men's union, a state backed paramilitary group that has been growing ever since russia annexes grand mia. in 2014 i o sales program, the old one russian stayed propaganda targeted lithuania for us. it meant we could be the next ones with especially if you live here in the saw called while g gap, lithuania, us only length connection with its western natal. pardon? us, this stretch of land is crucial for the transport of goods and military equipment. these to walter gap is just 65 kilometers wide. it's located exactly here between the russian exclaim of calling the grot on the one side and rush us l. a bela roofs on the other side. in lithuania, many fia that russia might try to cut of this land breached of the west. tensions with moscow has been rising. lesonia

lithuania has already ended all imports of russian energy. we'll find out how the country is coping as a state of a business on robots in berlin. welcome to the program. inflation and the countries that use the euro has hit a record high of 8 point one percent. figure 4 may shows how life continues to get more expensive for many europeans. inflation has been rising for the last year, getting further and further away from the european central banks target of 2 percent. you'll see here originally it was supply problems caused by the pandemic. that kicked off the kline but war in ukraine is caused food and fuel prices to rise pushing of inflation even further. but again, on this, let's speak to chief economist at banburg bank, hawkish meeting. great. have you with haga as, as ever, i mean, how does this figure 5 point one percent fitting with what we were expecting for the yours and be afraid of 8 point one percent is slightly above expectations, but it doesn't fit the overall story for now. inflation pressures are still tilting to the outside.

ah, this week on wild stories, lithuania thea, of a russian attack. germany the battle to save little defeat. but we begin in ukraine for weeks. the city of china heath was besieged by russian troops. now putin soldiers have gone, leaving behind death and destruction. the city of journey heave after weeks of siege and hobbies shelling by russian forces. we meet svetlana and valentino sapient coin a local hospital where they survived, but were both injured in an air strike that hit their house for the ballistic wounded. some one lord took less than a 2nd. loosely smooth. we just heard a whistle here, creak. boom. the symbol i screamed get down was uncovered. my son seemed like little savoy. even school valentin still has surgeries ahead of him. svetlana is doing a little bit better. she shows me pictures of their house before and after the attack. this done up on why did they attack us? i don't know. we didn't do anything bad. where civilians are still. the quinn is learn. the hospital itself was not spirit either bought and russia load. the hat of the trauma center here tells us after

do you really think that he also wants to aim for lithuania? yes, i think they sing this as possible. only one scenario we could avoid putting suggestions, aggression against power countries, is successful the war successful for you korean ends war in ukraine. if stopped, put in will be stopped there. yes, it will be probably the end of his era and probably will means some relief for democratic countries and in europe, as a country was formerly part of the soviet union. do you feel that people, countries in europe, for example, germany and other countries under estimated the risks of russia and flooding the i don't think that the board underestimated this. correct one. i think it was just the feeling that put in this better than the expect and there was the illusion that the calf to do business, if criminal, answering machine no matter what is going on. and only this war in ukraine opened their eyes opened their eyes in pilot. and i think it was a game changer changer in this regard. and now i do not see any leader in european union may be, exc

reporter: paulius liskauskas hopes nato will station more troops in lithuania. but if worse comes to worst, he's prepared to go to war, even as a civilian, along with some 14,000 other volunteers in the pamilitary union. paulius: it's hard to talk about the future. we live in difficult times, and nobody knows what tomorrow will bring. so, we need to focus on the here and now, take small steps, and reinforce our own country with patriotism. reporter: many lithuanians are ready and on the alert. especially near the suwalki gap, where people are afraid they may suddenly find themselves on the frontline should russia attack. conor: for our last report, we would really like to introduce you to an italian named cibo. cibo means "food" in italian, and that is exactly what this graffiti artist spray-paints onto the walls, buildings, and electrical boxes in his home province of verona. but if you''re wondering whether cibo is just really fond of italian delicacies, it's actually much more than that. his paintings cover up nazi graffiti. and in a region that today is a st

reporter: paulius liskauskas hopes nato will station more troops in lithuania. but if worse comes to worst, he's prepared to go to war, even as a civilian, along with some 14,000 other volunteers in the pamilitary union. paulius: it's hard to talk about the future. we live in difficult times, and nobody knows what tomorrow will bring. so, we need to focus on the here and now, take small steps, and reinforce our own country with patriotism. reporter: many lithuanians are ready and on the alert. especially near the suwalki gap, where people are afraid they may suddenly find themselves on the frontline should russia attack. conor: for our last report, we would really like to introduce you to an italian named cibo. cibo means "food" in italian, and that is exactly what this graffiti artist spray-paints onto the walls, buildings, and electrical boxes in his home province of verona. but if you''re wondering whether cibo is just really fond of italian delicacies, it's actually much more than that. his paintings cover up nazi graffiti. and in a region that today is a st

reporter: paulius liskauskas hopes nato will station more troops in lithuania. but if worse comes to worst, he's prepared to go to war, even as a civilian, along with some 14,000 other volunteers in the pamilitary union. paulius: it's hard to talk about the future. we live in difficult times, and nobody knows what tomorrow will bring. so, we need to focus on the here and now, take small steps, and reinforce our own country with patriotism. reporter: many lithuanians are ready and on the alert. especially near the suwalki gap, where people are afraid they may suddenly find themselves on the frontline should russia attack. conor: for our last report, we would really like to introduce you to an italian named cibo. cibo means "food" in italian, and that is exactly what this graffiti artist spray-paints onto the walls, buildings, and electrical boxes in his home province of verona. but if you''re wondering whether cibo is just really fond of italian delicacies, it's actually much more than that. his paintings cover up nazi graffiti. and in a region that today is a st

the solar industry in lithuania is booming. everybody agrees to pay extra to have grand power and power produced them in the living room. so price, i think this is not for i already saved these up really many here believe that what lithuania can do should also be possible in the other 26. you countries as well. and a quick reminder, the top business story that we're following for you, this our inflation in the or is and hit a record 8 point one percent in may significant jump from 7.4 percent in april, puts further pressure on the european central bank to act the stock price rises getting out of control. that's all from us. this time around from olga to theda. we dot com slash business. ah, ah, ah, standing in the crowd. when is proof to t? ah, and when is it dangerous? an extent with 1500 pieces of james on preventing, must panicking and making, gathering safer to morrow to do i do w. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. ah romantic corner tread hotspot for food chair and some great cultural memorials to boot d w. tra

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and lithuania has one of the best fiberglass internet networks and all of europe. but lithuanians also have a strong sense of national history and identity. these hunters in apartment recall the independence movement of 1989 at cooper scope. as part of our history is our guide, and many things that are going on in society now are linked to our past company. to me is the goal of our security and foreign policy is to make sure that history does not repeat itself is to close the ticket. never sick of book lithuania has long felt part of the west and exhibition about the so called forest brothers partisans who fought against the soviet occupation until 1953 is currently on display. at the same us, the younger generation can take democracy for granted. immediate passcode she might a studied educational science in germany, but vilnius has remained her home as shook de la could have been built. yeah, this is the was i was talking about this with my grandparents just yesterday or this is we were discussing what we have gained after 30 is independence. if bigger and my gran

in lithuania, our colleagues had to leave the country under the threat of criminal investigation, or being under investigation. friends from sputnik estonia had the editorial staff disposed also under threats of criminal prosecution. i made the pressure and working conditions we faced. the new rankings from reporters without borders. look like a bad joke. a situation with the russian media and the west has become increasingly difficult in march, 2020 to a complete band on the will. confession state media and the e was introduced in response to the wall covering among others are t. sputnik and they subsidiaries. again, balconies chief editor who fears with censorship in the west is heading dorsey, dillard's. i need wait, you please can rusher is not even close to the scale of censorship. not only in baltic states, it's total there, but also in western europe, france or u. k. they shy at nothing, they don't care about formal procedures any more. the latest example is the foreign office giving an order to block everything connected to art in sputnik, not the regulator, but the foreign o

they had nothing on us, but under an initiative from the foreign ministry, we see the same in lithuania and estonia. the media market is for a long time control not by the regulated, but by special forces and political leadership that decides what's right, what's wrong and initiates repressions against journalists and media that are not favorable to the local political landscape and go against the mainstream. in latvia, we have 14 colleagues and friends facing criminal prosecution. they're accused of violating sanctions despite sanctions having no relation to our agency. this is arbitrary treatment and unlawful. political persecution, double concern that could have made marked world press freedom day supporting media channels in providing unbiased information. and reminding governments to expect free press artist spoke to partner and american micro blogging service. at most republicans for feeding publishing uses opinions on the us political situation. paula has become an alternative to the big tech mainstream media in the us. some uses have also called it a safe haven for free speech,

and lithuania has one of the best fiberglass internet networks and all of europe. but lithuanians also have a strong sense of national history and identity. these hunters in apartment recall the independence movement of 1989. for your secretary for our history is our guide . and many things that are going on in society now are linked to our past. updating . mit is the goal of our security and foreign policy is to make sure that history does not repeat itself, reflect that a good network of thought. lithuania has long felt part of the west, an exhibition about the so called forest brothers partisans who fought against the soviet occupation until 1953 is currently on display. at the same us. the younger generation can take democracy for granted. emilio pasco, you might a studied educational science in germany, but vilnius has remained her home. ashleigh cryptic law could have been built. yeah, this is the was i was talking about this with my grandparents just yesterday or this is we were discussing what we have gained after 30 years of independence. if bigger and my

this is a significant move on lithuania's part. what plan does it have to obtain energy, and where do things stand when it comes to russian energy supplies and who isn't isn't receiving them. >> this is a complicated situation. a significant move by lithuania, they are saying not only oil and gas but electricity will come from sources other than russia, they say electricity can come from other european suppliers, the same thing for oil, the baltic states estonia and latvia have said they will cut off russian energy as well, though they haven't done that yet. what we are seeing on both sides, are significant but incremental moves, both sides showing they are willing to go there, use their leverage in the energy market. russia cutting off smaller countries when it comes to gas, poland and bulgaria and finland over the weekend saying the gas supplies from russia had stopped because of nonpayment it comes down to this complicated payment system that they have put into place. on the european side we have lithuania, and germany cutting b

they had nothing on us, but under an initiative from the foreign ministry, we see the same in lithuania and estonia. the media market is for a long time controlled, not by the regulated, but by special forces and political leadership that decides what's right. what's wrong and initiates repressions against journalists and media that are not favorable to the local political landscape and go against the mainstream. in latvia, we have 14 colleagues and friends facing criminal prosecution. they're accused of violating sanctions despite sanctions having no relation to our agency. this is arbitrary treatment and unlawful political persecution. on a similar theme has the u. s. 6, the come back, what it calls disinformation about america's most sensitive topics. right now russia and migration, some senators, claim, washington itself is the main source of spreading fake news. do you know the greatest propagate or of this information in the history? the world is, the u. s. government, are you familiar with mcnamara on the pentagon diapers? are you familiar with george w bush and the weapons of ma

in lithuania, yeah, nemo debit high youth debate now the magenta boy. yes. the oregon that said to market through iowa, karen lithuania, and we organized programs that are supported by the european union. so every day i am living in the valleys of the european union. i consider myself to be more if i'm allowed to say this, yet a citizen of urine, me that the was a, this is free lithuanian ties to the west of the coming closer every year. in 2004, the country joined nato, along with its baltic neighbors, estonia and lapierre and 4 other members of the former eastern bloc. responding in miscellaneous, now makes op around 2 percent of g. d. p. in 2021. nato. carried out exercises here, reflecting that deep mistrust of russia, another legacy of the soviet era. but the baltic countries a home to a large russian minority who do not want to give up their identity. roslyn us knows this while his own father is russian manager merchant. and ruth, i think russian influence today takes on a more hybrid form such as influence over television at that which a lot of people

not far from lithuania is a part of russia to the west of lithuania, known as kaleningrad, a military fortress established by the russians on the doorstep of lithuania and poland. it is a source of growing concern because of the armaments we we believe are in place there. that's why nato has made special plans for the baltics to reinforce a commitment, which includes german troops that are now helping out in lithuania, canadian troops in latvia, and british troops in estonia. that sort of commitment is one that needs to be reinforced. i am going to ask that our government consider strengthening that commitment in the future. we're working on the details now. but the baltics are a critical element in the region. not only our friendship and alliance, but in the future. i support the accession of finland and sweden to nato. i hope that is agreed to at the nato summit in just a few weeks. i believe that will help the baltics, to have that solid neighbor in finland as part of the nato alinans. it is interesting to note that what has happened since the invasion of ukraine is exactly the opp

of us is not lost in the model of our good about the good that nobody doubts it. lithuania will be neg hasn't had let dog albert 2nd to remember. it's really worrying with this. aggression is so close to us. i can still remember when we were attacked before here who i was just a kid and hid under the covers. we're, we're allowed young. how got the yes. do i from, from job it's been just over 30 years since lithuanian struggle for independence. it was the 1st baltic nation to break away from the soviet union. moscow responded by sending in the army. so we had to ship answer one, some one from sent home on some found it on the dimension kitten, the full current is o'donelly's. so academy brooks, it's los gatos military for not alden, so condition been any good him on? slanting fun. pants on you bolt. so that and she isn't any minute. as he thought on 1214 people were killed in this confrontation in january 1991 more than 1000 were injured. at one point, a young man stood defiantly in front of an advancing soviet change. in a tense encounter, lasting several minutes. we need that man more

they had nothing on us, but under an initiative from the foreign ministry, we see the same in lithuania and estonia. the media market is for a long time controlled, not by the regulated, but by special forces and political leadership that decides what's right. what's wrong and initiates repressions against journalists and media that are not favorable to the local political landscape and go against the mainstream. in latvia, we have 14 colleagues and friends facing criminal prosecution. they're accused of violating sanctions despite sanctions having no relation to our agency. this is arbitrary treatment and unlawful political persecution. not looking for the one ukraine has prompted a delusion of antique russia content on u. s. t v. so it's perhaps no surprise when the prominent fox news has tucker carlson, offered an opinion going against the mainstream. it caused something of a sta, caleb, nothin expense in the never ending circus. that is american cable news. there's one thing that's pretty consistent ross, a bad natal. good. however, there is one notable exception. his name is tucker

military presence either in lithuania? what does the united states need to do to kind of reset whenever this war is over? >> first of all, february 24th changed et region forever. so we consider that russia now clearly shows this has an aggressive intent to its neighbors. so from our standpoint, it fight might be just a question of time when russia after this war no matter how it ends, will try to reach another country's border. not excludeing nato. and we're very close to where the war is taking place. therefore, we really want to see nato stepping up with our defense guarantees in the baltic countries. we are doing our part. we reached 2.5% of gdp to our defense. that's a considerable amount for a small economy. so we would like to see our alloys stepping up as well. so u.s. presence in lithuania would be appreciated. that would be the right signal to any aggressor outside our borders. >> all right, thank you for being with us. we appreciate your time. >>> up next, the democrats on capitol hill are going on the offensive

down to lithuania, the country borders the russian enclave of colleen and grog to the west, and bella roost to the east. people in the capital vilnius are becoming increasingly nervous. on this day, several 100 residents have gathered outside the russian embassy. also, they have many have brought along their own placards to protest against the invasion of our grain make if they have not noticed it to the modern about the good of that book. 6 the good that nobody doubts it. lithuania will be neg hilton with good la dog albert 2nd to remember that it's really worrying with this. aggression is so close to us. i can still remember when we were attacked before we assume i was just a kid and hid under the covers whale would allow the cargo cover? yes, yes. the right in front job. it's been just over 30 years since lithuanian struggle for independence. it was the 1st baltic nation to break away from the soviet union. moscow responded by sending in the army. so we had to ship unsold loans and one from temple when some found it on. dimension kit and of wilco lindy's o'donelly's. so academy boo

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you countries are also asking brussels more financial help. lithuania wants to know where the money is. in lithuania, ukrainians, and are about 2 percent of the population in estonia is about 2.5 percent and in poland about from 6 to 7 percent. so the numbers for support in them are quite big . we're asking for some additional funds, which would be helpful in this situation. i do not ask for flexibility. i ask for additional funding and mosque. and if we could maybe think about the instrument there was previously used in migration crisis and migrants for coming from tech. it's a greece and european union countries decided to put up additional funds and give them money to support migrants. and it seems in you members aren't alone in their struggle. as in the u. k. to the burden of hosting ukrainians, coupled with the spiraling cost of food and energy, is hitting hot. some host family see that they are now having to seek out assistance from food banks just to survive. there is still a huge amount of support in the e. u. for those from ukraine, but as countries faced their own struggles,

and so what are the dangers then for the white, a baltic region for estonia, for latvia, for lithuania, ah, the baltic states south of finland, of course, which also border russia. bearing in mind that we've got the, the exclaim of colin and grad sandwiched between poland and an lithuania. all of these countries have been very concerned about the potential for aggression from russia since their independence in 19191991. and all of them, with the exception of sweden and finland, had already made the determination that the best way to preserve that independence was to join nato. as i said earlier, this conflict began because russia did not accept that ukraine was an independent state. it's absolutely clear if you look at what present patients said or of the russian politicians have said, this is about whether countries have the right to choose their own future. finland and sweden of now decided they will choose their own future and their choosing their future within nato. and russia needs to accept that. that is how the world works. dmitri, russia needs to accept. that's how the world wo

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you pause, belgium gary, lithuania, romanian tuna, and turn out to russian ships for with this talk of rerouting oil and gas exports to asia as myself. but i, with the additional booth for the eastern part of the northern sea root has never been around a sure you're with with what is a boy or a she's done yet. but of course, that all, ah, he's in this was one of the most heavily contested strongholds of the ukrainian forces. here before they fled that way beyond the town of sped la darcy. archie examines a ukrainian artillery position and the longest republic about 4 years had been used to fire upon local forces that's as intense fighting ridges on in the dumbass and unprecedented food insecurity. crisis grips, latin american countries as western sanctions against russia disrupt, global supply chains and latvia moles, asking nato troops to use explosives to blow up a world war 2 monument to so.

you had to cross the belarus border with lithuania. what was that like? >> well, i succeed the third time. >> it took you three times? >> yes, three times. >> what happened first time? >> first time was nightmare. second time was a cake, they said no. first time was terrible. first time was search of me, the car where i was, two hours speaking with terrible kgb investigator and so on. >> being there, is there relief or sadness and sad snns obviously you have been fighting inside russia. you care about russia. you want change in the country you were born in. is there sadness to be out? >> well, i was doing my activities and half of my time i spent at tours doing lectures and each time i came back and continued to do activism in russia. i just now feel that we -- well, i'm as a russian citizenship, i should help ukraine just to give a small balance to all those horrible things which russian army done, all these murders and raping and bombing should somehow be -- i mean, i just want to do something good for ukraine. and i think it's -- th