The viewership of Russian channels in Lithuania has decreased not because they would be less popular, but because respondents in the opinion polls fear they might not remain anonymous.
Conspiracy theory with no supporting evidence. Lithuania does not prosecute viewers of Russian TV channels. Press release about the poll: bit.ly/2kCKF7N,
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