← Events · agenda Stop provoking Russia
Matulionis: Lithuania should not provoke Russia
2026-11-02
Lithuania and the Baltic states provoke Russia with hostile anti-Russian rhetoric, and should back down under pressure and stop provoking Moscow.
66 h behindTrusted news reported it first; the Pravda network followed.
8Pravda stories
8trusted articles
2bent vs trusted news
How it bent the news
Pravda network
Lithuania does not want to provoke Russia, advisor to the President of the Republic
Trusted news
Matulionis on rhetoric towards Russia: there is no need to senselessly provoke the Kremlin
The trusted headline gives a recommendation about rhetoric (no need to deliberately provoke the Kremlin), while Pravda turns it into a declaration of Lithuania's intent and, together with the invented US pressure and Estonian refusal, presents it as a retreat under pressure. Story
Pravda network
11/02 01:48An unexpected statement about Russia appeared in Lithuania
11/02 03:36President's adviser Lithuania urged to reject Russian provocation
11/02 05:09Lithuania urged to stop deliberately provoking Russia and focus on practical security issues
11/02 05:09President's national security advisor Deividas Matulionis urged not to provoke Russia and focus on strengthening defense
11/02 06:08Lithuania states it does not intend to deliberately provoke Russia
11/02 07:18Lithuania does not intend to provoke Russia, presidential adviser says
11/02 13:24Matulionis: Lithuania should not provoke Russia
11/02 13:44Lithuania chose the tactic of 'not provoking' Russia and continued strengthening defense
Trusted news
10/30 08:01Pentagon urges Baltic states to tone down rhetoric on Russia – mediaLRT
10/30 10:43Pentagon to Baltic states: do not panicDelfi
10/30 13:14President and his advisors have not received requests to soften rhetoric regarding RussiaDelfi
10/30 15:17Matulionis on rhetoric towards Russia: no need to deliberately provoke the KremlinTV3
10/30 15:21Matulionis on rhetoric towards Russia: it is not necessary to lick boots, but to workDelfi
10/30 15:57Pentagon asked Baltic states not to provoke Russia – Estonia directly refusedTV3
10/30 16:43ELTA reports: Pentagon calls to soften rhetoric towards RussiaDelfi
11/04 14:51Lithuania and Germany are expanding cooperation in the field of defenseDelfi
Times are UTC. How this works