# Russian state agency publishes, then deletes, column threatening Lithuania with Russia’s ‘next SVO’

https://mins.news/en/item/73766

- Meduza, 2026-09-25 10:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/25/russian-state-news-agency-published-a-column-threatening-lithuania-with-russia-s-next-svo-hours-later-it-was-deleted

> RIA Novosti published a column by Alexander Nosovich threatening Lithuania with invasion and a nuclear strike after its parliament supported lifting a ban on stationing nuclear weapons. The agency deleted it hours later, saying it did not reflect its editorial or Russian state policy, but an archived copy remains available.