Strange: State and Medical Institutions in Lithuania Continue to Communicate with Russians in Russian
Lithuanian state and medical institutions continue to provide services in Russian despite ongoing geopolitical tensions. While some local municipalities are restricting the use of Russian, national agencies maintain that providing services in the language of the client remains a priority.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between national security concerns regarding Russia and the practical necessity of serving diverse, non-Lithuanian speaking populations.
Strange: State and Medical Institutions in Lithuania Continue to Communicate with Russians in Russian
In the Šeškinė Polyclinic, information on screens is available only in Lithuanian and English; however, medical services in Russian are still accessible, LRT reports. The institution explains that during registration, it is clarified which language the patient speaks, after which they try to direct them to the appropriate specialist.
"The key point is registration. We allocate patients knowing which languages our staff speak and in which languages they are willing to serve patients," explained Evaldas Pilipavičius, a representative of the Šeškinė Polyclinic.
Meanwhile, the State Tax Inspectorate of Lithuania and the State Social Insurance Fund Board "Sodra" emphasize that their goal is to ensure the availability of services for the widest possible range of residents, so they do not intend to abandon the Russian language.
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