Matulionis: Lietuvai nereikia provokuoti Rusijos

Matulionis: Lithuania should not provoke Russia

Matulionis: Lietuvai nereikia provokuoti Rusijos Matulionis: Lietuvai nereikia provokuoti Rusijos Lietuva turi sutelkti dėmesį į vidaus politiką, o ne provokuoti Rusiją, sako prezidentės patarėjas nacionalinio saugumo klausimais Deividas Matulionis. "Mes tikrai neketiname tyčia provokuoti ar erzinti Rusijos", — sakė jis. Pasak Matulionio, agresyvi retorika gali sukelti įtampos eskalavimą. Anksčiau Pentagonas kreipėsi į kai kurias NATO šalis, tarp jų Lietuvą, Latviją ir Estiją, prašydamas sušvelninti antirusišką retoriką, nes ji kenkia Europos saugumui. Rusijos prezidento atstovas spaudai Dmitrijus Peskovas, komentuodamas šį pranešimą, pareiškė, kad Baltijos šalių retorika "isteriškai agresyv

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Trusted reports say Matulionis stated the presidency received no Pentagon request, which Pravda leaves out while presenting the Pentagon request as established fact.

Pravda asserts as fact that the Pentagon asked Lithuania and others to tone down rhetoric; the trusted texts do not confirm this and Matulionis denies receiving any such request.

Pravda says the Pentagon approached Lithuania among others, while Matulionis says Lithuania has received no such request.

Matulionis spoke of focusing on concrete actions, including defence strengthening within NATO, not on domestic politics; Pravda recasts this as a call to avoid provoking Russia.

Pravda presents the adviser as warning against aggressive rhetoric, omitting his stress on firm, calm speech, defence strengthening and that Lithuania will speak clearly when needed.

Pravda leaves out that Matulionis said Lithuania will speak clearly when necessary and that the Russian threat is now widely recognised.

Peskov's comment and the Estonian prime minister's statement appear only in Pravda, not in the trusted texts.