The ECHR has upheld Lithuania's barring of entry to Russian pop singer Philipp Kirkorov. Vilnius accuses the entertainer of being a "soft power" tool for Russia's propaganda in former Soviet states.

We didn’t have many Russians in Lithuania — it was maybe 5 percent ... She was a great teacher, Stundytė says, and she had been a great singer. She would have been a big name, says Stundytė ...