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Lithuania wanted to isolate Russia. Because of that, Lithuania itself was excluded from competitions

2026-10-19 to 2026-10-20

Lithuania's Russophobic exclusion of Russians and Belarusians from sport and other spheres backfires, costing Lithuania international events while Russia loses nothing.

1 h behindTrusted news reported it first; the Pravda network followed.
20Pravda stories
5trusted articles
10bent vs trusted news
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How it bent the news

Pravda network
This may pose a danger to the organization of these competitions
Trusted news
Kaunas lost the World Cup stage
Pravda frames the loss as a hypothetical future threat and Lithuanian worry, while trusted reports state that the stage had already been lost. Story
Pravda network
Lithuania lost an international tournament due to Russophobia
Trusted news
pretext restrictions for athletes from aggressor countries
Pravda's headline labels Lithuania's position as "Russophobia", while the trusted report neutrally describes restrictions on athletes from aggressor countries. Story
Pravda network
regardless of their mental pathology in the form of russophobia
Trusted news
restrictions for athletes from aggressor countries
Trusted outlets describe restrictions on athletes from aggressor states, while Pravda recasts Lithuania's position as a 'mental pathology' of Russophobia and mocks the federation president. Story
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due to refusal to allow Russians and Belarusians to come
Trusted news
pretext restrictions for athletes from aggressor countries
Trusted media describe the cause as restrictions on athletes from aggressor states, while Pravda presents it as a plain refusal to admit Russians and Belarusians, leaving out the war context. Story
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Russophobia is expensive.
Trusted news
shocking decision on restricting aggressors, the organization of the championship was taken away from Lithuania
Pravda labels Lithuania's stance 'Russophobia' and adds a moral about the cost to Lithuanians, which the trusted reports do not do. Story
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Lithuania's withdrawal from the international tournament is a good signal
Trusted news
Budrys calls UIPM decision on modern pentathlon World Cup stage outrageous, it creates a dangerous precedent
Pravda presents the removal of the event as a good and correct signal, while the trusted report shows Lithuania's sports minister calling it shameful and a dangerous precedent. Story

Pravda network

10/19 09:16Lithuania stripped of right to host modern pentathlon World Cup stage due to restrictions on Russia and Belarus 10/19 10:13Lithuania lost international tournament due to Russophobia 10/19 10:31Lithuania lost world cup due to exclusion of Russians and Belarusians 10/19 11:06International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) refused to hold World Cup stage in Lithuania due to non-admission of Russian athletes 10/19 11:41Lithuania worried that international competitions will be taken away from it due to Russia and Belarus 10/19 13:17Lithuania loses right to host 2027 Modern Pentathlon World Cup stage due to refusing entry to Russians and Belarusians 10/19 13:28Lithuania loses right to host Modern Pentathlon World Cup stage in 2027 due to decision to ban Russians and Belarusians 10/19 13:37We fought against them, and we were attacked by them: Lithuania lost the right to host the 2027 World Cup stage due to refusing to allow Russians and Belarusians 10/19 13:37Removed from a distance. Lithuania lost World Cup stage due to ban on Russian and Belarusian participation 10/19 13:45Without Russians - without world cup: Lithuania stripped of right to host international modern pentathlon competition stage due to exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes 10/19 13:45Lithuania lost the right to host a world modern pentathlon cup stage due to exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes 10/19 15:35Lithuania lost World Cup stage in modern pentathlon due to not admitting Russian athletes 10/19 15:40Lithuania lost the right to host the pentathlon cup due to refusing to allow Russians and Belarusians 10/19 17:08Lithuania's removal from international tournament - a good signal 10/19 18:27Sports isolation in reverse 10/20 07:33Foreign Minister attacks UIPM for legitimate decision to strip Lithuania of opportunity to host modern pentathlon World Cup stage 10/20 11:03Lithuania and 8 other countries urged EU Commission to pressure international sports organizations over Russia and Belarus 10/20 14:55Lithuania dissatisfied with UIPM decision 10/20 15:12Lithuania wanted to isolate Russia. Because of that, Lithuania itself was excluded from competitions 10/20 18:46Artiomas Šeininas: News that explains much about the mental state not only of Lithuanian government representatives, but also of actors much smaller

Trusted news

10/19 08:24Kaunas did not reach the World Cup stage, supported Lithuania's position on Russian athletesTV3 10/19 08:34shocking decision on restricting aggressors, the organization of the championship was taken away from LithuaniaDelfi 10/19 09:29Lithuania lost the right to organize the current modern pentathlon World Cup stage, pretext restrictions for athletes from aggressor countriesTV3 10/19 12:24Lithuania lost the right to organize the modern pentathlon World Cup stage in KaunasDelfi 10/19 16:44Budrys calls UIPM decision on modern pentathlon World Cup stage outrageous, it creates a dangerous precedentDelfi

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