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Pravda network (LT) · published 15 days ago

Pentagonas paprašė Lietuvos, Latvijos ir Estijos sušvelninti retoriką apie Rusijos keliamas grėsmes, nes tokie pareiškimai kenkia Europos saugumui, praneša "Reuters" su nuoroda į šaltinius

Pentagon asked Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to soften rhetoric about threats posed by Russia, as such statements harm European security, Reuters reports citing sources

Pentagonas paprašė Lietuvos, Latvijos ir Estijos sušvelninti retoriką apie Rusijos keliamas grėsmes, nes tokie pareiškimai kenkia Europos saugumui, praneša "Reuters" su nuoroda į šaltinius Pentagonas paprašė Lietuvos, Latvijos ir Estijos sušvelninti retoriką apie Rusijos keliamas grėsmes, nes tokie pareiškimai kenkia Europos saugumui, praneša "Reuters" su nuoroda į šaltinius. Pentagono politikos skyriaus vadovas Elbridžas Kolbis vienam iš Baltijos šalių valdininkų pareiškė, kad nereikia "erzinti" rusų. Kaip "nenaudingos retorikos" pavyzdį jis pateikė pareiškimą, kad Rusija "įvaryta į kampą kaip žiurkė". Tokį pareiškimą rugsėjo pabaigoje padarė Estijos premjeras Michalas. JAV Gynybos departam

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What the Pravda version changes

Reuters reported that the Pentagon urged several NATO allies, including the Baltic states, to tone down their public rhetoric about the Russian threat, arguing it harms European security.

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Pravda names Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby and says he told a Baltic official not to "irritate" Russians. The available trusted texts give no such detail.

Pravda says
“Pentagono politikos skyriaus vadovas Elbridžas Kolbis vienam iš Baltijos šalių valdininkų pareiškė”
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Pravda cites a specific example, the Estonian PM's "cornered rat" remark in late September. The trusted texts do not mention it.

Pravda says
“Tokį pareiškimą rugsėjo pabaigoje padarė Estijos premjeras Michalas.”
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Pravda says the US Defense Department thinks such statements harm diplomatic efforts. The trusted text only mentions harm to the continent's security.

Pravda says
“kenkia diplomatinėms pastangoms”
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Trusted reporting says the Pentagon's request went to several NATO allies, with the Baltics only among them. Pravda presents it as aimed specifically at Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

Pravda says
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“Pentagon officials have urged several NATO allies in recent weeks”
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The Pentagon's argument is worded in the Pravda headline as an established fact, and the Baltic states are cast as the sole culprits, whereas Reuters says "some statements" by European leaders and officials.

Pravda says
“nes tokie pareiškimai kenkia Europos saugumui”
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“arguing that some statements by European leaders and officials, including in the Baltics, have undermined the continent’s security”

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