2nd foreign language options in my school were German, French, and Russian. (1st foreign language is English). My parents made me choose russian and I regretted it ever since. Especially that it's useless for me other than see war reports in their language and understanding just how fucked up their general population is. Meanwhile some of my classmates who picked French ended up studying in France. My half-sister is Belarusian and she picked russian as a 2nd foreign language because she already spoke it and it was an easy way to get good grades with minimal effort. Also, Russian schools where all subjects except for Lithuanian and English are taught in russian exist with no plans to close them. So what are your reasons to keep teaching it in Lithuanian schools? To make more kids lazy or miserable?