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[00:00:13] Good evening, this is news time on LRT television,
[00:00:16] here are some of the topics you will see.
[00:00:20] As elections to the Duma are taking place in Russia, Ukraine launched one of the largest drone
[00:00:23] attacks against Moscow.
[00:00:26] Due to the Lithuanian presidency of the Council of the European Union, some events taking place in the Lit Expo palace
[00:00:30] will be postponed, including the book fair.
[00:00:33] Although the school year has begun, school renovations continue. Directors say
[00:00:37] it's impossible to fix buildings constructed during the Soviet era over the summer. Sometimes
[00:00:41] something is drilled during lessons or something that is
[00:00:44] already necessary.
[00:00:47] The last day of elections to the Duma is coming to an end in Russia.
[00:00:51] The process, which Kremlin critics compare to a show, was marked
[00:00:54] tonight by a powerful Ukrainian missile and drone attack against Moscow and its
[00:00:58] region. According to the mayor of the Russian capital, this attack was
[00:01:01] the largest, but the Ukrainian strikes will not change the election
[00:01:04] results. Only systemic opposition parties that received the Kremlin's blessing
[00:01:08] were allowed to participate, and the results are always classified
[00:01:12] as inevitable. There is no doubt that Vladimir Putin's United
[00:01:15] Russia party will again declare
[00:01:18] victory.
[00:01:20] In elections that are not about electing a new government, but about showing that
[00:01:24] the current one controls everything, Ukraine also made its
[00:01:27] statement. According to the Moscow mayor, this drone
[00:01:31] attack was the largest against the Russian capital so far. According to Sergei
[00:01:34] Sobyanin, Kyiv launched 450
[00:01:36] drones towards Moscow. Ukraine itself also
[00:01:40] reports attacks against Moscow and its region. According to President
[00:01:44] Volodymyr Zelensky, the main target was an oil
[00:01:47] refinery. Russian logistics were also
[00:01:50] hit. Among the weapons used, Zelensky
[00:01:53] also named Ukrainian Flamingo missiles.
[00:01:56] According to Russian officials, more than
[00:02:00] 1600 Ukrainian drones were shot down on all fronts.
[00:02:03] Due to the Ukrainian strikes, two major Moscow airports
[00:02:07] were closed, residential buildings were damaged, and there
[00:02:10] were casualties. One woman died in this apartment building, and there
[00:02:14] are injured. It was about 4 am. I walked out of
[00:02:18] the stairwell, took 20 steps, there was an explosion, glass flew out,
[00:02:21] shouts and screams were heard. I turned to look,
[00:02:25] the door was blown off, debris everywhere.
[00:02:27] Elections to the Duma are taking place today for the third and last day. Although in Vladimir Putin's
[00:02:31] Russia, election results are systematically rigged, there is still
[00:02:35] no choice. Only lists of parties supporting the war in Ukraine
[00:02:38] were allowed to run. The so-called systemic opposition
[00:02:41] parties vote on the most important issues
[00:02:45] according to the Kremlin's wishes. According to
[00:02:48] old tradition, as always, to vote, it is an honorable civic
[00:02:52] duty. The only party advocating for a truce,
[00:02:55] Yabloko, was removed from the election
[00:02:58] list. The party leader who came to vote
[00:03:02] demonstrated a spoiled ballot in front of the cameras, on which he wrote the party's slogan
[00:03:05] "For Peace". However, even with the most optimistic calculations,
[00:03:09] the party would have been able to get only about a quarter
[00:03:13] of the votes. Russian citizens living in Lithuania
[00:03:15] also went to the Russian embassy in Vilnius today to vote.
[00:03:19] Some said they came to cast a protest vote, others
[00:03:23] complained about the Western countries surrounding
[00:03:26] Russia. I am here not to vote for any
[00:03:30] party, but to cast a vote against United
[00:03:33] Russia. I came so that there would be peace in the world.
[00:03:37] Russia has helped everyone in the world, but now it has found itself in such
[00:03:40] a system that has surrounded all of Europe and is forced to carry out its duties
[00:03:44] by maintaining peace. And what they say here, that Putin is a dangerous
[00:03:47] man, I don't know about that. I am Russian and have lived
[00:03:50] here for 47 years.
[00:03:54] Most people say they don't trust the elections. At the same time, they choose
[00:03:57] to vote either for the Communist Party or for the party "New
[00:04:01] People", because it is seen as the least evil
[00:04:04] choice. Voting ends
[00:04:08] today at 8:00 p.m., but the result is already clear
[00:04:11] to everyone. Putin's party last won the Duma
[00:04:14] elections almost 27 years ago, and
[00:04:18] we will have to wait
[00:04:20] for a different outcome.
[00:04:23] As Lithuania prepares to chair the Council of the European Union
[00:04:26] next year, exhibitions and congresses at the Lit Expo center, next year's exhibitions
[00:04:30] and events are being postponed. For example, the Vilnius Book Fair will be moved almost
[00:04:34] seven months to September, and the study fair
[00:04:37] is canceled and will only take place
[00:04:38] in 2028.
[00:04:42] Residents eagerly anticipate the Vilnius Book Fair at the end of every
[00:04:46] winter. At the Litexpo Exhibition and Congress Centre, it is
[00:04:49] the most popular event, attracting more than 50,000
[00:04:53] visitors.
[00:04:56] True, next year this event will have to wait until mid-September.
[00:05:00] From January to the end of June, Litexpo will host top-ranking
[00:05:03] European officials, as Lithuania presides over the Council of the European
[00:05:07] Union. This will be a bit of a secret that I cannot
[00:05:10] talk about right now, but I really want the book fair to be different. It will take place
[00:05:14] in September, it will have a completely different atmosphere, so we are
[00:05:18] really trying with our organizational partners and our partners,
[00:05:21] the Publishers Association and Agata
[00:05:24] to find a slightly different format for the book fair.
[00:05:28] Other events are also moving to the autumn.
[00:05:31] The popular culture festival Comicon Baltics will take place not
[00:05:35] as usual in spring, but in September. We are already
[00:05:38] prepared for various unexpected situations, so we have to
[00:05:42] react very quickly. Next year will be a bit
[00:05:45] sadder, because we will have to work more in the summer, because
[00:05:48] the event will be at the beginning of September. Meanwhile, the largest technology and
[00:05:52] innovation conference in the Baltic countries, Login, held annually
[00:05:56] in May, will take place in October. The organizers considered not postponing
[00:05:59] the conference, but could not find suitable premises. This year
[00:06:03] we reached the limit of 10,000 participants, and essentially
[00:06:07] we do not have any other place or space
[00:06:10] to organize such a large-scale event in Lithuania
[00:06:14] at this moment. Some events next year are canceled
[00:06:18] altogether and will only take place in 2028. This means
[00:06:21] that one of our biggest exhibitions, Resta,
[00:06:24] is canceled. There will be no study exhibitions, no
[00:06:27] Allianze exhibitions, no engineering exhibitions.
[00:06:30] In preparation for the presidency, some Lit Expo premises are currently
[00:06:34] being renovated. For example, the fifth pavilion, well-known to event
[00:06:37] visitors. New conference halls are being prepared
[00:06:41] there. Construction work is currently underway,
[00:06:45] which is nearing completion, because after all, our
[00:06:48] schedule returns from the end of September, October, so we have
[00:06:51] to prepare. When Lithuania presides over the Council of the European Union, Lit Expo
[00:06:55] will become one of the main venues for important international
[00:06:58] events. It is planned that approximately 2000
[00:07:01] representatives of countries will arrive here. These will also be informal
[00:07:05] meetings of ministers, there will be about 16 of them throughout
[00:07:09] the six months. The first event of the presidency will take place, such
[00:07:12] a traditional visit of the European Commission College at the beginning of
[00:07:15] January, and the largest and most important event of the presidency
[00:07:19] will take place here, the informal European Council of Leaders,
[00:07:22] in May. The presiding Member State of the European
[00:07:26] Union changes every six months. Currently, Ireland
[00:07:29] holds the presidency. This will be Lithuania's second time after a 13-year
[00:07:33] break.
[00:07:36] In Panevėžys, teenagers on scooters injured a senior citizen and
[00:07:40] a minor sitting on a bench. The police admit that so far,
[00:07:44] attempts are being made to discipline preventatively, although they have the right to confiscate
[00:07:48] such measures. Municipalities are choosing various paths, some
[00:07:52] restrict traffic, others have not yet introduced additional
[00:07:54] prohibitions. The Ministry of Transport intends to submit proposals
[00:07:58] in October regarding electric micromobility
[00:08:01] vehicles.
[00:08:05] Shouts overshadowing the concert, after which the image is already from
[00:08:08] a hospital ward. Ugnė from Panevėžys posted
[00:08:11] on social media a recording describing how
[00:08:14] a scooter knocked down family members sitting on a bench
[00:08:18] and watching the concert, an 80-year-old grandmother
[00:08:22] and a three-year-old son. After the impact, the grandmother could not get up,
[00:08:25] and the ambulance took her away lying down. My three-year-old
[00:08:29] son is bruised, we are all very frightened and in
[00:08:33] shock. It turned out that two minors, 12
[00:08:36] and eight years old, were riding the electric scooter. Since the
[00:08:40] children riding the scooter are minors,
[00:08:44] their parents must take responsibility for them. The children
[00:08:47] rode one scooter without helmets and without even having the right
[00:08:51] to ride them. According to traffic rules, electric
[00:08:54] micromobility vehicles can only be ridden by people aged
[00:08:58] 16 or not younger than 14,
[00:09:01] and only after completing a training course. Everyone understands
[00:09:04] that a child cannot just take their parents' car and
[00:09:08] drive to school. Everyone understands that this is a violation. But the exact same
[00:09:12] rules apply to the same scooter. Some
[00:09:15] municipalities have further tightened the rules for riding
[00:09:18] electric micromobility vehicles in the city. For example, in some places,
[00:09:21] it is forbidden to ride them in the city during events or
[00:09:25] near children's playgrounds. Elsewhere, it is forbidden
[00:09:28] to ride in the central part of the city. Although the Panevėžys
[00:09:31] municipality agrees that the problem is pressing, it does
[00:09:35] not plan to apply such restrictions yet. A lot
[00:09:38] of infrastructure has been installed in the city, Panevėžys is renewing, let's say,
[00:09:42] and there are indeed many paths and everything else, so by introducing
[00:09:45] such signs, we would prohibit individuals who use them properly
[00:09:49] from using them, and the situation should be assessed
[00:09:52] from other aspects, why these rule violations are committed, here
[00:09:56] let's try to drive the front wheel, not even the back one, well. Residents
[00:10:00] of Panevėžys say they feel unsafe walking on sidewalks.
[00:10:03] The latest incident showed it's not safe even to sit
[00:10:06] on a bench. What is our police for, I don't understand. Now, with a bicycle,
[00:10:10] if you're caught, you get a fine for a scooter. Nobody fines
[00:10:13] for scooters, just take them all away, as they used to
[00:10:17] take them away, or punish them in such a way that, well,
[00:10:21] I don't know, parents would be severely punished if they buy an expensive
[00:10:25] item and then lose it, that would probably be
[00:10:28] a disciplinary measure. The police say they have the right
[00:10:32] to confiscate electric micromobility devices
[00:10:35] in cases where violations are committed more than once. However, so far,
[00:10:39] not a single scooter has been confiscated. Since minor
[00:10:42] children usually instinctively run away from
[00:10:45] police officers, we cannot take drastic
[00:10:49] measures to stop them, protecting their own
[00:10:51] health, so as much as possible, we try
[00:10:55] to approach them preventatively and draw their attention.
[00:10:59] The number of injured scooter riders has increased by
[00:11:03] 65% compared to last year.
[00:11:05] Half of the injured drivers
[00:11:07] are minors.
[00:11:10] In Germany, two more state elections will soon end, which could
[00:11:14] strengthen pressure on the unpopular Chancellor Friedrich
[00:11:17] Merz. In the capital Berlin, the Chancellor's Christian
[00:11:20] Democrats may cede power to the far-left
[00:11:24] party. And the far-right Alternative for Germany
[00:11:27] could double its results from the previous election.
[00:11:31] In the elections in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, a fierce
[00:11:34] battle for first place is expected between the ruling
[00:11:37] Social Democrats and Alternative for Germany,
[00:11:41] which wants to revive the Nord Stream pipeline. Merz's
[00:11:44] party faces its worst result in history,
[00:11:47] failing to enter the state
[00:11:49] parliament.
[00:11:52] The victory of Alternative for Germany in Saxony-Anhalt
[00:11:56] was not a surprise, but it is still compared to an earthquake.
[00:11:59] The unprecedented success of the far-right has cornered German Chancellor
[00:12:02] Friedrich Merz himself. Only one
[00:12:06] in ten Germans supports him, and opponents are already
[00:12:09] calling for him to resign. Today, two more shocks
[00:12:13] await him. Local authorities are electing two more
[00:12:16] states in Eastern Germany, the capital Berlin and
[00:12:20] Mecklenburg- Vorpommern.
[00:12:22] In both, Merz's Christian Democrats are expected
[00:12:26] to lose ground. They may cede first place in Berlin
[00:12:29] to the far-left party, which emerged from
[00:12:32] East German communists and has recently taken a path
[00:12:36] of progressive Marxism.
[00:12:40] We aim for an affordable Berlin where all people can live with dignity.
[00:12:44] The left promises to expropriate housing belonging to large
[00:12:47] real estate agencies and thus solve
[00:12:51] the housing crisis. In a city where 85% of residents
[00:12:55] can only afford to rent, such ideas are becoming
[00:12:58] increasingly popular, and compensations could amount
[00:13:01] to 36 billion.
[00:13:04] Berlin residents are always very
[00:13:07] critical and interested in politics. We were the first in the republic to form
[00:13:11] a red coalition, and the experience with it was good. Amidst
[00:13:14] scandals, Berlin's Christian Democrats are trying to
[00:13:18] hold on to power by scaring people with the radicalism
[00:13:21] of the left, but the far-right
[00:13:25] is also breathing down their necks. Alternative for Germany will likely
[00:13:29] remain only third in Berlin, but it should double its
[00:13:32] previous election result. Even in the liberal capital,
[00:13:35] its anti-elitist ideas are becoming increasingly
[00:13:38] popular. In the elections in Saxony-Anhalt,
[00:13:42] we saw that much is said about Alternative for Germany, but
[00:13:45] too little is said with Alternative for Germany. This
[00:13:48] must change. Dissatisfaction with traditional
[00:13:52] parties is even stronger in Mecklenburg-
[00:13:56] Vorpommern, where far-right forces are expected to get
[00:13:58] about half of the votes. Our money is needed for our land,
[00:14:02] for pensioners and children and everything else. All this
[00:14:05] armament, why do we send millions, billions abroad,
[00:14:09] leaving nothing for ourselves. In the region,
[00:14:11] grievances are still felt due to unfulfilled expectations
[00:14:15] of German reunification. These sentiments were best
[00:14:18] exploited by Alternative for Germany, which could become
[00:14:21] the largest party in the state.
[00:14:25] "We must and want to maintain good relations with Russia in the future, and
[00:14:28] here, in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, we see it at
[00:14:31] our doorstep, in Lubmin, where Nord Stream reached the coast,
[00:14:35] we want to renew this connection." True,
[00:14:38] they will most likely not gain power. The Social Democrats,
[00:14:41] who are neck and neck with Alternative for Germany in the polls,
[00:14:45] find it easier to attract coalition partners
[00:14:48] than the far-right on the political fringe.
[00:14:51] However, it will be most interesting to observe the results of
[00:14:55] the Christian Democrats, with the federal chancellor's party
[00:14:58] predicted to barely exceed the necessary 5%
[00:15:01] threshold. This would mean the worst result in the party's
[00:15:05] history and most likely even more questions
[00:15:08] about whether Merz still has the mandate of the people to lead
[00:15:11] the country.
[00:15:14] During the reconstruction of school buildings constructed during the Soviet era,
[00:15:17] students have to get used to the proximity of scaffolding and the construction
[00:15:21] noises heard during lessons. School principals
[00:15:24] say it is impossible to carry out large-scale
[00:15:27] work during a two-month renovations, alternative spaces are sought
[00:15:31] for students, and attempts are made to negotiate with constructors so
[00:15:34] that the noisiest work takes place after classes.
[00:15:39] In the gym of Žiežmariai Gymnasium in Kaišiadorys district,
[00:15:42] students exercising are separated from workers carrying out renovations
[00:15:46] by a wall covered with construction film. In the corridor, there are cement bags, construction
[00:15:49] tools. The school is being adapted to the needs of people with disabilities,
[00:15:53] and electrical wiring is being renewed. The work, started in summer,
[00:15:56] will last throughout the school year. We have large
[00:16:00] premises in the gymnasium, we have unused premises, we have
[00:16:03] domes, so all those lessons that
[00:16:06] need to be moved from one place to another,
[00:16:09] we reorganize.
[00:16:11] According to the principal, the builders also adapt. The noisiest work is organized
[00:16:15] after classes or on weekends. It will not be possible to completely avoid
[00:16:18] noise and dust, and it is already
[00:16:22] normal, sometimes something is drilled during lessons
[00:16:25] or something that is already necessary, but if you compare it to
[00:16:28] after classes, then the whole school rings. Together with
[00:16:32] the builders, students of Vytautas Magnus University's Karvelė Gymnasium
[00:16:36] in Akademija, Kaunas district, are also studying next
[00:16:39] door. During the reconstruction of part of the building, 12 classes
[00:16:42] had to be moved to the annex. The schedule was made
[00:16:45] in such a way that all lessons were utilized in other
[00:16:48] areas of the school. The school building is 50
[00:16:52] years old, there is a lot of
[00:16:56] work and it takes time, it's not a classroom
[00:16:59] renovation. The National Public Health Center has not yet received
[00:17:03] any questions or complaints regarding renovation works during the educational
[00:17:07] process. According to hygiene norms, they cannot be in the
[00:17:10] premises where children are studying. The renovated
[00:17:13] premises must be isolated, meaning that they must be
[00:17:16] protected from dust entering other
[00:17:20] premises where the process can continue, and attention is drawn to the fact
[00:17:24] that they must follow this norm. When coordinating
[00:17:27] renovation and learning, rented premises are sought for students,
[00:17:30] and modular classrooms are built. Representatives of municipalities
[00:17:34] say that when not just one class is being renovated, but the entire
[00:17:37] building is being reconstructed, student holidays are not enough for the work.
[00:17:41] If we take Raudondvaris Gymnasium as an example, 600 children
[00:17:44] studied there, today the need is 1200. It is
[00:17:47] impossible to create this in two months. In any case, we would have
[00:17:51] to suffer a bit, because just like at home, when we renovate,
[00:17:54] we also experience certain inconveniences. The situation could
[00:17:58] be changed by simpler public procurement procedures or a wider
[00:18:01] selection of companies carrying out large-scale reconstruction
[00:18:05] works. Constant supervision and perhaps continuous renovations or
[00:18:09] other things on a smaller scale could perhaps ease the situation,
[00:18:12] but that would prolong the school's renewal in terms of time,
[00:18:16] it would take not one or two years, but decades.
[00:18:19] The mayor of Kaunas district says the solution is not only to divide
[00:18:23] the work into stages, but also to seek new technological
[00:18:26] solutions. Panel renovation, I think, is especially important
[00:18:29] for municipalities, for educational because
[00:18:33] 80% of the entire production of panels
[00:18:37] takes place in the factory, and only
[00:18:40] 20% of the work is done in relation to
[00:18:43] the educational institution and its territory. Typically, school reconstructions,
[00:18:46] which improve the energy efficiency of buildings built during the Soviet era
[00:18:50] and create new sports laboratory spaces, can last from one and a half
[00:18:53] to three
[00:23:59] Here is the weather forecast and the week
[00:24:03] 38 awaits your attention.
[00:24:11] After a sluggish and windy Monday the weather will remain
[00:24:14] autumnal, and it will be determined by an old and not very
[00:24:18] active cyclone to the east. from us, on Tuesday
[00:24:21] night we will receive rain in some places, and during the day in many
[00:24:25] districts, short rain is expected. At night, some places
[00:24:28] will have fog, and the temperature at night will drop to as low as 5-10
[00:24:32] degrees Celsius, and only on the coast will it be 11-13
[00:24:35] degrees Celsius. During the day it will be autumnal 14-19
[00:24:38] degrees Celsius. On Wednesday night, short rain
[00:24:42] will be mostly in the eastern regions, and during the day it will spread
[00:24:45] to many regions. The temperature at night will drop to
[00:24:48] 6:1 degrees Celsius. and only in the Curonian Spit it will remain around 13 degrees
[00:24:52] Celsius. During the day it will be a modest 12-17 degrees Celsius.
[00:24:56] On Thursday it will rain in many places, but short rain will prevail, the temperature at night
[00:25:00] will be only 6-1 degrees Celsius, it will be a bit warmer on the coast,
[00:25:03] about 12-14 degrees, during the day the
[00:25:06] thermometer will continue to show autumnal 12-17 degrees Celsius.
[00:25:10] On Friday, the southern cyclone that has moved in will bring
[00:25:13] rain to almost all of Lithuania, and in some places heavy rain, the wind will strengthen to
[00:25:17] a noticeable 9-14 m/s, the tem...
[00:25:20] at night it will be about 7-12 degrees Celsius, and on the coast about
[00:25:24] 14 degrees Celsius, but during the day the temperature will not rise above
[00:25:27] 12-17 degrees. During the weekend, the influence of
[00:25:30] the anticyclone will strengthen and the weather will dry up, but it will remain autumnally
[00:25:34] cool.
[00:25:37] Tonight in Lithuania it will be cloudy with clearings, it will rain in many places,
[00:25:40] short rain will prevail, there may be hail, it will be about
[00:25:44] 9-14 degrees Celsius. Tomorrow during the day
[00:25:47] in the country it will be cloudy with clearings, short rains in many places, locally with
[00:25:51] hail, warming up to 13-18
[00:25:53] degrees.
[00:26:10] The Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra presents the fifth international
[00:26:14] festival Vilnius Winds in the program Oscar Navaro's
[00:26:16] music. World premiere for Irish bagpipes and symphony orchestra
[00:26:20] and the Norwegian ensemble Standfing on September
[00:26:23] 24th and October 17th. General
[00:26:26] sponsor. Allianz Lietuva. Information Partner
[00:26:29] LRT.
[00:26:54] There are no perfect children, but there are those who need
[00:26:57] you, become
[00:26:59] guardians.
[00:27:41] show gaps in Lithuanian air defense. This is like, after getting
[00:27:44] beaten in the evening, coming back in the morning and
[00:27:48] and and and and and giving back. It will give
[00:27:51] Trump powers, but will not oblige him to punish Russia. Democrats are concerned about
[00:27:55] the so-called hellish sanctions package passed by Congress.
[00:27:59] Some urge to stop, others to press faster, who will listen. AI
[00:28:02] artificial intelligence can destroy humanity tonight from
[00:28:06] 13:00.
[00:30:21] Thank you, before we move on to the next
[00:30:25] item on the agenda, I would like to draw your attention, perhaps
[00:30:28] someone lost car keys.
[00:30:33] Asked the Vice Speaker of the Seimas Leiputė, and I want to ask her,
[00:30:37] what kind of answer, madam, were you expecting? No, you know,
[00:30:40] I didn't lose them, I keep them there, please return them to the first row, to
[00:30:44] that aisle there between Brazilienė and
[00:30:46] Vaitekunienė, this is a member of the Seimas, if you are not yet
[00:30:49] acquainted. So, good evening, another interesting
[00:30:53] week, the week when the Prosecutor General suspected of corruption fled from
[00:30:56] Ukraine, but still the same.