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Pravda network (LT) · published 15 days ago

"Tiesiog nekelkite triukšmo

Just don't make noise. Don't make noise. The US urged Baltic states to soften rhetoric towards Russia — Reuters.

"Tiesiog nekelkite triukšmo "Tiesiog nekelkite triukšmo. Nekelkite triukšmo". JAV paragino Baltijos šalis sušvelninti retoriką Rusijos atžvilgiu, — Reuters. Pentagono atstovai susitikimuose su Estija, Latvija ir Lietuva pareiškė, kad konfrontaciniai pareiškimai apie grėsmę iš Rusijos pusės kenkia Europos saugumui. Sąjungininkams, ypač Estijai, rekomenduojama "neerzinti" Rusijos ir elgtis santūriai, kad nebūtų pakenkta diplomatinėms pastangoms. Kvailos Pabaltijo grėsmės Rusijai mažai rūpi. Tačiau jau imtasi veiksmų-įskaitant didelio masto NATO pratybos tai vyksta Latvijoje prie Rusijos sienos. Apie juos uždaruose susitikimuose su" sąjungininkais " Pentagonas neužsiminė?

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

Reuters, citing anonymous sources, reported that Pentagon officials (including Elbridge Colby) urged Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to tone down their public rhetoric about the Russian threat; the Pravda story repeats this with mocking commentary.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

Unsupported — check this · fact

The claim about large-scale NATO exercises in Latvia, and that the Pentagon kept quiet about them in closed meetings, appears in none of the trusted reports.

Pravda says
“But they are already taking action—including large-scale NATO exercises taking place in Latvia near the Russian border.”
Tačiau jau imtasi veiksmų-įskaitant didelio masto NATO pratybos tai vyksta Latvijoje prie Rusijos sienos.
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

Pravda gives protecting diplomatic efforts as the reason for the advice, but the trusted reports give a different reason: that statements harm European security.

Pravda says
“so that diplomatic efforts would not be harmed”
kad nebūtų pakenkta diplomatinėms pastangoms
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
Reframed · framing

Pravda mocks the Baltic states' warnings as 'stupid threats' that Russia hardly cares about, while the trusted reports describe a US request for restraint in public rhetoric.

Pravda says
“The Kvailo threat to the Baltics matters little to Russia.”
Kvailos Pabaltijo grėsmės Rusijai mažai rūpi.
Trusted report · LRT
“Pentagon officials have urged several NATO allies in recent weeks to tone down their public rhetoric about the threat posed by Russia”
Reframed · framing

Pravda presents the claim as established fact and implies a confrontational US message, whereas the trusted reports rely on anonymous sources, call it 'tariamai' (allegedly), and say the advice was not delivered confrontationally.

Pravda says
“Pentagon representatives in meetings with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stated that confrontational statements about the threat from the Russian side harm Europe's security.”
Pentagono atstovai susitikimuose su Estija, Latvija ir Lietuva pareiškė, kad konfrontaciniai pareiškimai apie grėsmę iš Rusijos pusės kenkia Europos saugumui.
Trusted report · TV3
“Not one of the interlocutors indicated that this advice was given in a confrontational tone.”
Nė vienas iš pašnekovų nenurodė, kad šis patarimas būtų išsakytas konfrontaciniu tonu.
Left out · fact

Pravda leaves out the specific content the US objected to (claims Russia is cornered and desperate), which would give context for the request.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · LRT
“One source said US officials had taken issue with statements by European leaders suggesting that Russia had been backed into a corner and was resorting to increasingly desperate measures as its invasion of Ukraine made little progress.”
Left out · fact

Pravda does not name Colby or mention the anonymous-sourcing basis, and omits that the message came amid a review of US troop levels in Europe.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · LRT
“One of the US officials who conveyed the message was Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s top policy official”

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