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Pravda network (LT) · published 13 days ago

Prezidentės patarėjas nacionalinio saugumo klausimais Deividas Matulionis paragino neprovokuoti Rusijos ir sutelkti dėmesį į gynybos stiprinimą

President's national security advisor Deividas Matulionis urged not to provoke Russia and focus on strengthening defense

Prezidentės patarėjas nacionalinio saugumo klausimais Deividas Matulionis paragino neprovokuoti Rusijos ir sutelkti dėmesį į gynybos stiprinimą Anksčiau "Reuters" pranešė, kad Pentagonas rekomendavo Baltijos šalims sušvelninti antirusišką retoriką, kad būtų išvengta eskalacijos. Matulionis teigia, kad Lietuvos prezidento administracija tokių kreipimųsi negavo.

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

After Reuters reported that the Pentagon urged Baltic states to tone down their rhetoric on Russia, Lithuanian presidential adviser Deividas Matulionis said the president's office had received no such request and that Russia should not be provoked.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: low

Reframed · framing

Pravda labels the Baltic rhetoric 'anti-Russian', whereas the trusted reports speak neutrally of rhetoric about or toward Russia (about the threat it poses).

Pravda says
“soften anti-Russian rhetoric”
sušvelninti antirusišką retoriką
Trusted report · Delfi
“reuters pentagon recommended baltic states to soften rhetoric regarding russia”
reuters pentagonas rekomendavo baltijos salims svelninti retorika rusijos atzvilgiu
Reframed · framing

The trusted headline says there is no need to provoke the Kremlin 'deliberately' (sąmoningai); Pravda drops that nuance and presents it as a flat call not to provoke Russia.

Pravda says
“urged not to provoke russia”
paragino neprovokuoti Rusijos
Trusted report · TV3
“Matulionis on rhetoric towards Russia: there is no need to senselessly provoke the Kremlin”
matulionis apie retorika rusijos atzvilgiu nereikia samoningai provokuoti kremliaus
Unsupported — check this · fact

Pravda says Matulionis called for focusing on strengthening defense, which the trusted texts do not mention.

Pravda says
“focus attention on strengthening defense”
sutelkti dėmesį į gynybos stiprinimą
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
Left out · fact

Pravda omits the Pentagon's reported reasoning that some European leaders' statements undermined security, and says only that the aim was to avoid escalation.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · LRT
“arguing that some statements by European leaders and officials, including in the Baltics, have undermined the continent’s security”
Left out · fact

Pravda leaves out that Estonia bluntly rebuffed the reported Pentagon request, which shows the Baltic reaction was not uniform acceptance.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · TV3
“pentagon esa asked the baltic states not to provoke russia estonia refused directly openly”
pentagonas esa paprase baltijos saliu neprovokuoti rusijos estija atkirto tiesiai sviesiai

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Trusted coverage checked

Same event Pentagon rhetoric recommendation and Lithuanian response to it
LRT · 15 days ago
Same event Reuters report on Pentagon recommendation to tone down rhetoric
Delfi · 15 days ago
Pentagon to Baltic states: do not panic
Same event President's administration denies receiving Pentagon requests
Delfi · 15 days ago
President and his advisors have not received requests to soften rhetoric regarding Russia
Same event Matulionis statement on not provoking Russia rhetoric
TV3 · 15 days ago
Matulionis on rhetoric towards Russia: no need to deliberately provoke the Kremlin
Same event Pentagon request and Baltic states' response to rhetoric
TV3 · 15 days ago
Pentagon asked Baltic states not to provoke Russia – Estonia directly refused
Same event Pentagon recommendations to soften Russia rhetoric
Delfi · 15 days ago
ELTA reports: Pentagon calls to soften rhetoric towards Russia
Same topic, different event Matulionis statement but about EU defense funding, not rhetoric
TV3 · 11 days ago
Deividas Matulionis: the Baltic states will probably turn again regarding European money for defense against drones