Geopolitics

Russians traveling by train faced with posters depicting war in Ukraine to combat Putin’s misinformation

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By Bethany Dawson  Insider

Russians taking the train from Moscow to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad have to pass through Vilnius station in Lithuania. When their train pauses at the platform, they are greeted with 24 large posters depicting the war in Ukraine.

The posters show pictures of corpses, injured civilians, grieving families, destroyed homes and infrastructure, and child refugees.

All posters have the same message: “Today, Putin is killing civilians in Ukraine. Do you support this?”

A poster with a picture taken by Ukrainian photographer Maxim Dondyuk of a war scene, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is displayed for Russian passengers on their way between Kaliningrad exclave and mainland Russia at Vilnius railway station, Lithuania March 25, 2022.
A poster with a picture taken by Ukrainian photographer Maxim Dondyuk of a war scene, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is displayed for Russian passengers on their way between Kaliningrad exclave and mainland Russia at Vilnius railway station, Lithuania March 25, 2022.
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A map showing the location of Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave next to Lithuania and Poland
A map showing the location of Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave next to Lithuania and Poland
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“As far as we know, Russians are shielded from what is happening in Ukraine.”Maybe we can change the minds of a very small number of passengers,” Mantas Dubauskas, a spokesperson for the state-owned Lithuanian railways, who have erected the posters, told Reuters.

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