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[00:00:19] It's time to know
[00:00:20] everything.
[00:00:23] The commander of NATO forces identified how the alliance would defend itself if it were
[00:00:27] attacked, saying the response would be fierce against the entire military
[00:00:30] chain of command, up to the leadership.
[00:00:33] We will break through its forces and the war operations system
[00:00:36] lined up against
[00:00:37] us.
[00:00:41] After Trump announced an energy truce, Russia continues to attack
[00:00:44] Ukraine. Although European diplomacy leaders don't believe in the benefits of Trump's
[00:00:48] cooperation with Moscow, they do not condemn
[00:00:51] his stance. The latest episode is not what
[00:00:54] we have seen, let's say, the worst in
[00:00:57] almost two years.
[00:01:02] Fewer students in regional schools, in some places it's no longer possible
[00:01:05] to form first grades, the school network has to be reformed,
[00:01:09] we really won't get
[00:01:12] any more students from God, we are shrinking.
[00:01:30] Good evening, Panorama begins live. I'm
[00:01:33] Eglė Bučelytė. The NATO force commander announced that
[00:01:37] if necessary to defend, they would not only fight on Russian territory but also
[00:01:40] destroy its force leadership. General
[00:01:43] Alex Grinkevich never mentioned Russia, but the
[00:01:47] long-prepared speech was intended to signal the alliance's
[00:01:50] precise position, that NATO does not intend to seek
[00:01:54] Russia's strategic defeat, but only to defend
[00:01:57] its allies. The general, commanding
[00:02:00] American forces in Europe, stated that he does not see an immediate
[00:02:03] and inevitable conflict, but would render any enemy
[00:02:07] attack meaningless.
[00:02:10] So that a NATO-Russia war would not break out due to miscalculation, this
[00:02:14] speech, long prepared and carefully coordinated within the alliance, is intended not so much
[00:02:18] for the audience in Warsaw, but for every person in the Kremlin. The NATO
[00:02:21] force commander does not present a plan, saying they have no plans to fight Russia,
[00:02:25] but a theory on how the alliance would make an attack completely
[00:02:28] meaningless.
[00:02:31] "My theory of victory is simple: we will block the initial
[00:02:34] attack, if the attack continues, we will stop it and prevent
[00:02:38] the enemy from moving forward, and if necessary, we will break through its forces
[00:02:42] and the war operations system, lined up against
[00:02:45] us. Western intelligence warns that Russia, currently
[00:02:48] incapable of a large war, might seize a small NATO area
[00:02:52] and expect the alliance to hesitate to retaliate, but the force
[00:02:55] commander assures that he will not allow even the slightest attempt. When Moscow
[00:02:59] threatens nuclear..." NATO justifies Estonia's doctrine of fighting
[00:03:02] on Russian territory, and Grinkevich himself conveys the message
[00:03:06] that if necessary, they would even strike the leadership. If
[00:03:08] the enemy decided to continue the attack and throw in
[00:03:11] reserves, we would break the very
[00:03:14] system of warfare directed against us. This includes not only
[00:03:18] the attacking forces, but also anything and everything that supports,
[00:03:21] maintains, or controls those forces. Grinkevich
[00:03:25] emphasized: he hopes never to give such an order, but the only
[00:03:28] important thing is that before. it would not be today.
[00:03:32] In my assessment, the conflict is neither
[00:03:35] delayed nor inevitable. It is not
[00:03:38] such. Avoiding conflict is helped by
[00:03:41] clearly stating our defensive intentions and
[00:03:44] maintaining open lines of communication to resolve misunderstandings
[00:03:48] and promote transparency. But deterring conflict
[00:03:51] also requires preparation to wage war. And preparation
[00:03:55] requires planning not only for what is probable, but also for what
[00:03:59] is possible. "The General, commanding
[00:04:02] all American forces in Europe, denied the old Kremlin thesis:
[00:04:06] "The US wars aimed at Russia's strategic defeat," according to him,
[00:04:09] there are no plans, intentions, or ambitions to attack, the alliance will only defend
[00:04:13] its allies. Furthermore, NATO is ready to respond to every
[00:04:17] level of escalation, even when the head of American diplomacy last
[00:04:22] such statements and the week warned that only Russia can dangerously escalate.
[00:04:25] This is very dangerous in the context of the Russian- Ukrainian war, because
[00:04:28] that escalation can turn into a campaign of sabotage in neighboring countries,
[00:04:30] which
[00:04:33] are NATO members. The Polish Prime Minister, who speaks loudest about possible Russian
[00:04:37] escalation, says: "This is not because he seeks conflict,
[00:04:41] but to stop Russia seeking
[00:04:43] dominance.
[00:04:45] In Poland, with our history, geography, and common
[00:04:48] sense, no one, absolutely no one wants
[00:04:51] escalation or war. We all dream of
[00:04:54] peace. The road to peace does not lead through
[00:04:57] weakness, the road to peace leads through..."
[00:05:12] on social networks, the Lithuanian Prime Minister proposes a concrete way to stop
[00:05:15] the aggressor. We should ask Mr. Zelensky to attack
[00:05:19] more data centers in Russia, that might
[00:05:22] help. Berlin and Paris are so far only calling
[00:05:26] for stricter sanctions.
[00:05:28] Russia will negotiate in good faith only under pressure, which is why we maintain our
[00:05:32] sanctions on Russia. German
[00:05:34] intelligence stated today that the hybrid threat has long been detached from
[00:05:38] the war in Ukraine. Moscow's goal, a new map of Europe
[00:05:41] and. Russia's role in Europe.
[00:05:45] The goal of the shadow war, as it is fought now, far surpasses anything
[00:05:49] we saw during the Cold War. Its clear goal, ultimately:
[00:05:52] to destabilize us, to destabilize to the foundations.
[00:05:55] Let's put it this way, the goal is not to defeat us in war, but to defeat us politically and
[00:05:59] socially. As of today, even Czech intelligence
[00:06:03] has warned that Russia is leaning towards more dangerous operations within
[00:06:06] NATO. The alliance force commander says: "Allies must speak with one
[00:06:09] voice to Russia, where is the fateful line?"
[00:06:13] It is important that the allies continue to consult, think about how
[00:06:16] to respond, and ensure that our message to Russia is clear
[00:06:20] and brief, where are our red
[00:06:22] lines. He says there are no things that keep him awake
[00:06:26] at night, it's his job that others don't sleep
[00:06:29] peacefully.
[00:06:32] European Union foreign policy leaders do not condemn Donald Trump's
[00:06:35] agreement with Vladimir Putin, but do not believe in its benefit.
[00:06:39] The Lithuanian Prime Minister called this a shameful and...
[00:06:42] busy act. Ministers today approved the largest sanctions
[00:06:46] list against Russia to date. They added over 1,500 military
[00:06:49] industry figures responsible for ballistic missile production to the
[00:06:52] blacklist. From Luxembourg, Milda Vilkanskytė
[00:06:56] and Evaldas Labanauskas.
[00:06:59] Russian strike on Kharkiv, three dead
[00:07:02] and nine injured reported. This
[00:07:05] explosion immediately after the United States President announced on his
[00:07:08] social network about Russia and Ukraine's
[00:07:12] agreed energy truce, which, according to Donald
[00:07:15] Trump, took effect immediately.
[00:07:19] We saw a rocket hit the thermal power plant. Trump
[00:07:22] had promised a ceasefire. We didn't expect it to hit
[00:07:26] the thermal power plant. Kyiv residents also don't believe in the
[00:07:30] truce. I don't know what kind of truce Trump
[00:07:34] is referring to, we certainly don't feel it. Electricity sometimes
[00:07:38] comes on, sometimes goes off, I think, just like everyone
[00:07:40] else. The Foreign Minister says,
[00:07:43] Ukraine, and primarily
[00:07:47] deserve a truce.
[00:07:49] I don't think he deserved such a thing. I also don't think we will believe
[00:07:53] assurances and promises again. The president has made that very
[00:07:55] clear. We continue to pursue the goals of the special military
[00:07:59] operation. Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia
[00:08:02] has struck six
[00:08:05] energy facilities in Ukraine today alone.
[00:08:09] Obviously, Putin doesn't read Truth Social.
[00:08:12] Zelensky says if there is no truce, Ukraine will continue
[00:08:15] attacks. It is clear that at this moment we need more
[00:08:19] pressure on Russia, not to send signals that we are somehow softening
[00:08:23] everything, because they are killing more civilians than ever, so
[00:08:27] they are indeed escalating the situation on
[00:08:29] the ground.
[00:08:31] European Union Foreign Ministers welcome the truce, if
[00:08:35] it happens, but say it's naive to expect Russia's good
[00:08:38] will. If a truce means that Russia and Ukraine
[00:08:43] agree not to attack Russian processing oil refineries,
[00:08:46] then this is probably not serious, and not even an insult, I don't
[00:08:50] even know what to call it.
[00:08:54] Community diplomacy leaders also do not believe in Trump's agreement
[00:08:57] with Putin regarding diesel imports.
[00:09:01] I don't think this agreement will change oil or diesel prices, it's
[00:09:05] more related to the United States' domestic political situation,
[00:09:08] midterm elections are approaching. Europeans don't want
[00:09:11] to condemn Washington for deciding
[00:09:14] to cooperate with Moscow at all, saying the United States' stance
[00:09:18] on the Russian-Ukrainian issue often changes. This
[00:09:21] latest episode is not what
[00:09:24] we have seen, let's say, the worst in
[00:09:28] almost two years. However, the Lithuanian
[00:09:31] Prime Minister speaks boldly to Sky News journalists
[00:09:34] in Poland, Mindaugas Sinkevičius called Trump and Putin's
[00:09:38] agreement shameful and dishonorable.
[00:09:41] Latvia's Foreign Minister considers whether the community even
[00:09:45] has the right to be outraged.
[00:09:48] The European Union first removed two important oligarchs, some
[00:09:52] of Putin's biggest regime supporters, from the sanctions list. Therefore, before
[00:09:55] criticizing others, the European Union needs to look in the
[00:09:58] mirror.
[00:10:00] European moralizing is hypocritical, says the United
[00:10:04] States Treasury Secretary.
[00:10:07] Europeans have given Russians more money since the very beginning of this war,
[00:10:11] they have allocated more to Russians than to Ukrainians, because they cannot
[00:10:15] get rid of their dependence on Russian energy. Their
[00:10:18] energy policy was unsuccessful, and they continue
[00:10:21] to finance Vladimir Putin. So their claim:
[00:10:25] "that we cannot provide a respite due to diesel prices is
[00:10:28] completely hypocritical. There is much truth in these
[00:10:31] words of Scott Bessent. Media reports that in the first
[00:10:35] nine months of this year, the European Union imported
[00:10:38] a record amount of liquefied
[00:10:42] natural gas from Russia, over 12 million tons. For this,
[00:10:45] Europeans paid Russia eight
[00:10:48] billion euros. Sanctions are also on
[00:10:52] today's agenda.
[00:10:55] which we are imposing today on 1600
[00:10:57] entities is simply the largest set of sanctions we have imposed
[00:11:01] since the beginning of the war, they have deprived Vladimir Putin's Russia of resources
[00:11:05] worth 500 billion euros, otherwise they
[00:11:08] would have been used for this colonial war. However, not
[00:11:12] only sanctions are a headache now, but also support
[00:11:15] for Ukraine, currently bilateral support
[00:11:18] is the lowest since the beginning of the full-scale war.
[00:11:20] pradžios.
[00:11:24] LRT. President in Washington, Augustinas Šemelis
[00:11:27] is now on Panorama. Good evening, Augustinas. So, neither
[00:11:30] Europe, nor the European Union's diplomatic leaders
[00:11:34] condemned Trump's decision to cooperate with Moscow. What
[00:11:37] are the reactions in the United States themselves?
[00:11:40] Valstijose.
[00:11:44] Hello Eglė. First of all, there is a lot of criticism in the United States, I am currently
[00:11:48] greeting you from the White House, where we await Donald
[00:11:51] Trump's latest statements and how he will react to that criticism. The important thing
[00:11:55] here in Washington is first of all that we hear it not only from
[00:11:58] Democrats, which is common, but we also hear it from a handful
[00:12:01] of Republicans, Donald Trump's own party members in both houses of Congress,
[00:12:05] and perhaps the most striking example of such criticism is
[00:12:08] yesterday's statement from the Senate Foreign
[00:12:11] Relations Committee, signed by senators
[00:12:14] from both parties, which stated that Donald
[00:12:18] Trump's so-called diesel agreement with Vladimir Putin is
[00:12:21] simply illegal, why? Because in 2020.
[00:12:25] in the spring, after Russia's full-scale invasion, Congress
[00:12:29] passed a law that explicitly prohibited
[00:12:33] the import of any Russian energy into the United States,
[00:12:36] and that law very specifically provides for the
[00:12:40] conditions under which such a prohibition can be
[00:12:43] terminated, the president under that law must
[00:12:46] address Congress, must consult with Congress, cannot
[00:12:49] unilaterally terminate such a prohibition and begin importing Russian
[00:12:53] energy, that law. even provides that the president must
[00:12:56] submit a certificate to Congress stating that
[00:13:00] Russia no longer poses a threat to Ukraine, that Russia no longer poses a threat
[00:13:03] to NATO, it is obvious that such conditions are not currently
[00:13:07] met, however, the paradox is that currently, well, there
[00:13:11] is no one to implement such a law. Congress
[00:13:14] passes laws, and the administration, the White
[00:13:18] House, and departments subordinate to the White House, in this
[00:13:21] case the United States Treasury, Justice Department. In element
[00:13:25] are Donald Trump's people, and they apparently
[00:13:28] are not prepared to implement this law, so
[00:13:31] we now have such a paradoxical situation where senators from both parties
[00:13:34] claim that Donald Trump, the President
[00:13:38] of the United States, is simply violating and ignoring the laws of the United States of America.
[00:13:41] Eglė, are there reactions or what other
[00:13:45] reactions could our Prime Minister's words receive, when he called Trump's and Putin's
[00:13:48] agreement shameful and
[00:13:50] disgraceful.
[00:13:54] Well, we know, observing over
[00:13:57] the past eighteen months and over the decade, Donald
[00:14:00] Trump, that he reacts very sensitively, sometimes
[00:14:04] very sharply to such statements, a few
[00:14:08] months ago we saw an example when the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
[00:14:11] publicly stated that Donald Trump's Iran war was
[00:14:14] unsuccessful, I don't remember the exact quote now, but
[00:14:18] Merz sharply criticized Donald Trump's war in Iran, and Donald Trump
[00:14:21] reacted by announcing that he would withdraw five
[00:14:25] thousand American troops from Germany, we have no
[00:14:28] reason, we have no reason to say that Lithuania will now
[00:14:31] receive such a sharp reaction, usually Donald Trump reacts, and
[00:14:35] not always, only to the statements of leaders of larger
[00:14:38] countries, however, I have heard many times from sources that
[00:14:42] United States officials notice
[00:14:47] reaction might be that it will be not public, what that reaction will be,
[00:14:51] or if it will be, I don't know, but in any case, it is probably more likely to be not public
[00:14:55] than public in this case Eglė.
[00:14:58] Thank you, colleague, Augustinas Šemelis, live from Washington, and
[00:15:02] tonight's question about Donald Trump's statements and the Lithuanian
[00:15:05] President Gitanas Nausėda in today's topic
[00:15:09] studio. Watch at nine.
[00:15:12] Requests for heating cost compensation are flowing into municipalities.
[00:15:16] The Ministry of Social Security and Labor estimates that this could require
[00:15:19] almost 95 million euros. Some
[00:15:23] people are already preparing to start their expenses and even
[00:15:26] the most essential ones.
[00:15:29] In their minds, warm lands, and in reality, the heating
[00:15:33] season has already begun. People from Kaunas district are among those who
[00:15:35] are abundantly submitting requests to the municipality to compensate
[00:15:38] for heating costs, without compensation, they say, it would be quite expensive,
[00:15:42] of course, of course, of course, I get a pension,
[00:15:46] not a full one, well,
[00:15:48] not worked out,
[00:15:51] it's already warm at home, warm, warm, for the second week already, roughly
[00:15:54] how much do you pay for the apartment, I
[00:15:57] don't know, my wife, she's the
[00:16:00] accountant, cashier,
[00:16:04] everything, the municipality calculates that those applying. more
[00:16:07] than last year at this time, people in the district heat in various ways, so they also
[00:16:11] ask for compensation for various fuels, for all and
[00:16:15] for solid and for liquid and for centralized,
[00:16:18] because since January first, since the VAT rate increased,
[00:16:22] it used to be 9%, now
[00:16:24] 21, so naturally people's bills have already gone up by
[00:16:28] about 12%, so naturally that comes,
[00:16:31] 7 euros, Panevėžys resident Mrs. Anutė has not yet
[00:16:35] asked for compensation, and the heating season, she says, and... That's
[00:16:38] why we sell socks.
[00:16:42] Heating is not turned on everywhere in the city, but people already want warmth.
[00:16:45] They are already asking, what are people buying the most now?
[00:16:49] Socks, socks, they are already asking for hats. In Panevėžys, requests
[00:16:52] for compensation are almost a fifth more than last year at this
[00:16:56] time, and there haven't been this many for five years.
[00:17:00] If we compare the five-year statistics, yes, this
[00:17:03] September we received the most requests.
[00:17:08] The municipality representative says that there are more requests this year not only because of increased
[00:17:12] fuel prices, but also because the conditions for granting compensation have become
[00:17:15] more favorable. I will give such an example that a single
[00:17:18] person living in a multi-apartment
[00:17:22] building can expect compensation for almost
[00:17:25] 90 square meters of housing
[00:17:28] heating. So far, Vilnius residents are surprising, their requests
[00:17:31] for compensation are almost a tenth less than last year at this time,
[00:17:35] but the municipality has no doubt it will increase soon. According to Citadele Bank
[00:17:39] survey data, many are concerned about the start of the heating season,
[00:17:42] six out of ten say they plan to limit expenses, there are some
[00:17:46] people who plan to completely reduce non-essential
[00:17:49] expenses, that is to say travel,
[00:17:53] tourism, some investments, but there are many
[00:17:55] people, about 23%,
[00:17:58] who plan to cut even essential expenses, that is
[00:18:01] food, that is for example medicine
[00:18:04] and other things. And that survey essentially once again
[00:18:07] confirms that people really feel that
[00:18:11] heating will become significantly more expensive and some people have already started
[00:18:14] preparing financially for it. Economist Izgorodinas says, looking at the increase in gas and biofuel
[00:18:18] prices on the market, heating this season should be at least
[00:18:22] 35% more expensive. I personally, I would
[00:18:25] be in favor of returning the heating
[00:18:28] subsidy, but these are theoretical matters, there
[00:18:31] are also practical matters, that is the budget situation, because now we hear
[00:18:34] from the Prime Minister. that next year the budget deficit could reach almost
[00:18:38] 4% of GDP, and that number
[00:18:41] suggests that unfortunately we won't be able to help everyone
[00:18:45] with everything. The Ministry of Social Security
[00:18:49] and Labor estimates that 171
[00:18:53] people will apply for compensation for this heating season. This could require
[00:18:55] 94 million euros. 25
[00:18:59] million more than last season. Regional
[00:19:02] municipalities ask people to apply online
[00:19:05] for compensation. There will be no need to wait
[00:19:09] in line.
[00:19:10] eilėje.
[00:19:13] Interior Minister Martynas Katelyna proposes banning work for
[00:19:17] foreign students arriving with individual activity certificates. According
[00:19:20] to him, some of those who arrive only want to get a temporary
[00:19:24] residence permit in Lithuania. The Director of the Migration
[00:19:28] Department says that the department recorded cases of abuse
[00:19:31] last year. This year the situation has already changed.
[00:19:34] pasikeitusi.
[00:19:37] is in his second year studying at Vilnius College, having arrived from
[00:19:40] Bangladesh, where he balances work and studies. I know
[00:19:43] the study schedule, I have one or two lectures every day, so everything
[00:19:47] is easy to combine. However, he says it is almost
[00:19:50] impossible to work under an employment contract while studying for a bachelor's
[00:19:53] degree. In summer, I worked full-time in a warehouse,
[00:19:57] but when studies started, it became difficult to combine, so I left, but I
[00:20:01] came here to study, so I focus on that, and I only work to
[00:20:04] survive. According to Migration Department data, there are currently
[00:20:08] over 230,000 immigrants in the country with temporary residence permits,
[00:20:12] of whom more than 12,000 came here to
[00:20:15] study. Most came to Lithuania to study from
[00:20:19] Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Morocco and
[00:20:22] Belarus. Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas
[00:20:25] says some of those arriving abuse the system. Lecturers
[00:20:29] say that, well, migrants often only come for
[00:20:32] assessments to ask for a positive grade, so that the
[00:20:35] residence permit is not revoked. According to the minister, they seek to enter
[00:20:39] Lithuania to work, therefore he proposes to abolish the possibility for incoming
[00:20:42] students to work under an individual activity certificate, which
[00:20:46] is accounted for more flexibly than an employment contract. Banning
[00:20:49] work is not permitted by European directives, but
[00:20:52] activities carried out on the basis of individual activity are already a national
[00:20:56] competence, now, according to Katelynas, the situation is exploited by
[00:20:59] higher education institutions by accepting such students for increased
[00:21:03] funding. Last year, the Migration Department conducted checks
[00:21:06] at higher education institutions and found cases where, according to the schedule,
[00:21:10] students were supposed to be in lectures, but did not
[00:21:13] attend. The department did not receive information even when students from
[00:21:16] abroad went on academic leave. In such cases. his
[00:21:20] residence permit should have been revoked, these are mostly
[00:21:23] colleges, so please tell me which higher education institutions, which
[00:21:27] colleges did not draw conclusions from
[00:21:30] the comments made, to talk about the need to limit
[00:21:34] the number of foreign students, when their number is only
[00:21:37] 12 out of 220 of all
[00:21:39] arrivals, well, it sounds too harsh,
[00:21:43] it sounds too harsh in relation to other higher education institutions, when they are required
[00:21:47] to have international studies.
[00:21:50] According to the Migration Department, the situation has changed. It is mandatory to report any
[00:21:54] change about a student to the Migration Department, that they
[00:21:58] discontinue studies, that they do not accumulate credits, all
[00:22:01] this information must be reported, otherwise it incurs an administrative
[00:22:05] penalty provided in the Code of Administrative Offenses,
[00:22:08] so universities really listen to us. Universities
[00:22:12] also talk about the changed situation. In the private
[00:22:15] Simonas Daukantas University, about two-thirds of the students are foreigners. The university
[00:22:18] representative
[00:22:20] says that the rules have been tightened, attendance has improved, and abuse
[00:22:23] has decreased. In previous years, the rules
[00:22:26] were perhaps a little more liberal, let's say
[00:22:29] that, the selection criteria were perhaps a little less strict
[00:22:33] and, he says, limiting employment opportunities would harm the country's
[00:22:36] attractiveness for studying here, and this was supported by
[00:22:39] the conference of rectors of state universities. We would not want
[00:22:43] our students to be disadvantaged in any way
[00:22:46] compared to students from other countries, because
[00:22:50] half a week's time for additional
[00:22:53] work while doing student work is
[00:22:57] adequate, according to Katelyna, the possibility of working
[00:23:00] would not disappear, it could be done under an employment
[00:23:02] contract.
[00:23:05] As birth rates decrease in the regions, schools are emptying, in some
[00:23:09] rural schools, first grades are no longer being formed,
[00:23:12] municipalities are forced to undertake reforms,
[00:23:15] some close schools, some reduce classes. One.
[00:23:21] Balsiai primary school is the smallest in Pakruojis
[00:23:24] district, it has about 91-10
[00:23:27] students from grades, with the decreasing number of children, this year there were challenges
[00:23:31] in forming the first grade. Since we had four
[00:23:34] pre-primary education pupils
[00:23:37] and there was some concern, of course, whether
[00:23:41] the first class would gather, but as of today
[00:23:44] we have 10 first-graders and we
[00:23:46] are happy about that.
[00:23:50] about 70 children, which means that after six years, from the current
[00:23:53] eight first grades, only three will remain. We also have
[00:23:57] one reorganized school, Rozalimas,
[00:24:00] we have one liquidated branch.
[00:24:03] Looking at the trend in the
[00:24:06] deeper future, it is true that
[00:24:10] the God of students will not give us more
[00:24:13] we are shrinking, we plan, perhaps,
[00:24:16] if in the future we shrink so much...
[00:24:20] we will need to reorganize more branches,
[00:24:23] merge schools. In the Kriukai branch of Joniškis district
[00:24:26] primary school, this year there are no first graders, fifth graders, or sixth graders at all.
[00:24:30] In five years, the number of students has decreased by almost half.
[00:24:33] It's really sad that
[00:24:36] a similar situation would happen.
[00:24:39] in Gaščiūnai and Gataučiai.
[00:24:42] However, we can carry out
[00:24:45] more flexible education among ourselves, we combine
[00:24:49] classes. When they come to this school
[00:24:51] to play sports, we simply do a lot of common activities, because
[00:24:55] we are neighbors. Several decisions were made
[00:24:58] in Joniškis: schools and kindergartens were merged.
[00:25:01] In 2022, we already had a network reform,
[00:25:04] when we merged three primary schools into
[00:25:07] one. And currently it is Joniškis primary
[00:25:10] school. Well, this year we also merged two
[00:25:14] gymnasiums. The number of students is decreasing in Šiauliai as well. After
[00:25:18] four years, the number of students here will be even 200
[00:25:22] lower and will reach about 12,000.
[00:25:25] Šiauliai will not close schools, but will reduce classes,
[00:25:28] the reforms will also affect kindergartens. The number of
[00:25:32] children in classes will be reduced, meaning that
[00:25:35] newly formed classes will accept no more than
[00:25:38] 21 students and we also
[00:25:42] intend, since the number of children in kindergartens also
[00:25:46] proportionally decreases, according to this year's data.
[00:25:50] we have 400 free places in
[00:25:53] nurseries and kindergartens, therefore children will have the opportunity
[00:25:56] to continue pre-school education programs precisely
[00:26:00] in nurseries and kindergartens.
[00:26:03] The birth rate is decreasing throughout the country, in the first
[00:26:06] half of this year, 15% fewer children were born than last year
[00:26:10] during the same period, therefore, school network reform
[00:26:14] threatens many
[00:26:14] municipalities.
[00:26:18] Ukrainian attacks against Russian Yandex data centers affected
[00:26:22] service availability for Russian users. On social
[00:26:26] networks, some commentators and politicians claim to have noticed that
[00:26:29] the attacks allegedly could have an impact on... bot
[00:26:33] farms, as there were significantly fewer comments from fake user
[00:26:37] accounts, however, according to Lithuanian experts, the data
[00:26:40] does not show that Ukrainian attacks have actually disrupted bot
[00:26:44] networks in Lithuania. Chaos and indignation
[00:26:48] in Moscow, as Ukraine targeted Russian Google Yandex
[00:26:52] data centers, residents report being unable to use many
[00:26:55] services, order food, buy online, ride-hailing
[00:26:59] services also stop.
[00:27:03] Yandex is gone, it's completely impossible to turn anything on,
[00:27:06] sometimes it seems like there are signs that it might start working, but then
[00:27:10] everything disappears again. The Yandex payment app
[00:27:13] is not working, it only shows a message about the reasons, it emphasizes that the money
[00:27:17] is safe and the app malfunctions will be removed, but for now it's
[00:27:21] not working. Yandex Music selects any
[00:27:25] music, but not what I want to listen to, I noticed that even the lyrics when listening
[00:27:29] are gone. Yandex announced that it was operating in emergency
[00:27:33] mode, it is reported that Ukraine destroyed three data centers out of five, primarily
[00:27:37] the Ukrainians targeted the Sasovo center, which
[00:27:40] contained two of the company's three supercomputers used for
[00:27:43] artificial intelligence, on Friday, the center in Kaluga
[00:27:46] was hit, and yesterday in Vladimir, next to
[00:27:48] Moscow. Information is spreading on social networks
[00:27:52] about a possibly different side effect of the attacks.
[00:27:55] Users, commentators, and even politicians from various countries
[00:27:58] claimed that the flow of Russian bots had decreased,
[00:28:01] according to Nerijus Maliukevičius from the center, this could
[00:28:05] also be a Ukrainian communication operation, more
[00:28:08] data is still needed for that, but Ukrainian
[00:28:11] drone manufacturers are sending that message quite actively
[00:28:15] and many
[00:28:18] supporters of Ukraine are
[00:28:22] further spreading that message, so it seems very
[00:28:25] important not to make a mistake and
[00:28:29] not to lose the main resource that Ukraine has.
[00:28:32] "Ukraine's struggle and Ukraine's communication, that is
[00:28:36] trust. Data analysis company Repsents
[00:28:40] today checked the version spread on social networks that Ukrainians allegedly
[00:28:43] removed fake accounts publishing information useful to
[00:28:47] Russians from the internet. The results show that,
[00:28:50] at least in Lithuania, the situation has not changed. According to Repsens
[00:28:53] CEO Mykolas Katkus, the research was conducted in various cross-sections, but
[00:28:57] the results show the same: the attacks do not affect
[00:29:00] bots in any way. They travel on our own built electronic
[00:29:04] infrastructure and unfortunately, but shutting down the Yandex server
[00:29:07] harms Russians in other ways, it will be harder for them to block the internet, it will be
[00:29:11] harder for them to block VPNs, it will be harder for them to ensure
[00:29:14] the individuality of the internet, their Cheburnet,
[00:29:17] they will have more difficulty violating all kinds of electronic
[00:29:21] payments and similar things, but unfortunately, they failed to
[00:29:23] harm bots and perhaps we ourselves will
[00:29:27] have to fight them, according to information technology experts,
[00:29:31] restoring Russia's data centers will not only be
[00:29:34] extremely expensive, but will also take time. There is global
[00:29:37] competition for equipment components, and Russia's capabilities
[00:29:41] are hampered by sanctions.
[00:29:44] Next up is the topic of the day, and after that we will continue
[00:29:47] the panorama.
[00:29:50] Colleagues remember Henrikas Vaitiekūnas as a journalism
[00:29:54] professional who was able to notice and inventively tell about even
[00:29:57] the simplest
[00:30:18] on the topic of the day. Good evening, Mr. President. Hello. So
[00:30:21] the Minister of Foreign Affairs regrets
[00:30:24] Donald Trump's agreement with Vladimir Putin and says that it
[00:30:28] weakens the West. And Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius
[00:30:31] is less diplomatic and says that it is a shameful and
[00:30:35] dishonorable decision. What is your position,
[00:30:38] does Lithuania consider this agreement harmful to
[00:30:42] Western efforts to stop Russian aggression
[00:30:46] and are you, as the leader of our country, prepared
[00:30:50] to say that to ally Donald
[00:30:52] Trump? Friends must speak openly
[00:30:56] and if the decisions are good, we.