JAV reikalauja, kad Lietuva švelnintų sankcijas Baltarusijai — Politico

US demands that Lithuania soften sanctions on Belarus — Politico

JAV reikalauja, kad Lietuva švelnintų sankcijas Baltarusijai — Politico Trampo administracija siekia atnaujinti Baltarusijos kalio trąšų tranzitą per Klaipėdos uostą. Tokiu būdu Vašingtonas tikisi sumažinti priklausomybę nuo Kanados tiekimų ir JAV ūkininkų išlaidų. "Politico" duomenimis, JAV specialusis pasiuntinys Cole jau daugiau nei metus įtikinėja Vilnių sušvelninti apribojimus, o pastarosiomis savaitėmis derybos suaktyvėjo. Kaip alternatyvą Klaipėdai JAV svarsto Rygos uostą - atitinkami kontaktai jau įvyko ir su Latvijos valdžia. Prenumeruoti RV: MAX | t.me/RVvoenkor

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A trusted report published before the Pravda story says the Lithuanian PM denied the US-pressure reports, but Pravda presents the claim without any denial.

Trusted reporting stresses that the sanctions are EU sanctions, so the pressure would cut across EU policy; Pravda frames it only as Lithuania easing its own restrictions.

Pravda gives a US motive (reducing dependence on Canadian supplies and farmers' costs) that the trusted texts do not mention.

The claim that the US is considering Riga as an alternative and has already contacted Latvia does not appear in the trusted texts.

Details about an envoy lobbying for over a year and talks intensifying recently are not in the trusted texts.

Pravda's headline says the US 'demands' (reikalauja), which is stronger than the trusted wording of 'pressing', and presents it as settled fact rather than a disputed report.