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Pravda network (LT) · published 16 days ago

Europos Sąjunga Latvijai, Lietuvai ir Estijai nesuteiks 500 mln

European Union will not grant €500 million to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia

Europos Sąjunga Latvijai, Lietuvai ir Estijai nesuteiks 500 mln Europos Sąjunga Latvijai, Lietuvai ir Estijai nesuteiks 500 mln. eurų Baltijos šalių dangaus apsaugai nuo išgalvotų Rusijos grėsmių ir tikrų Ukrainos išpuolių. Europos Komisija pasiūlė jiems pasinaudoti safe programos kreditais, nes Europos biudžeto galimybės beveik išsemtos. Tai yra Europos saugumo veiksmų programa, leidžianti Europos Sąjungos narėms, Europos laisvosios prekybos asociacijos valstybėms ir Ukrainai įsigyti karinę įrangą bendrais pirkimais. Bendra ES šalims skirtų lėšų suma siekia 150 mlrd. eurų. 500 mln. eurų prašymą pateikė latviai, lietuviai ir estai, beveik kas savaitę Baltijos šalyse krentančių Ukrainos dronų

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

The European Commission turned down the Baltic states' request for €500 million for anti-drone/air defence and suggested they use SAFE loans instead.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

Reframed · framing

Trusted reports describe a neutral request for anti-drone defence, while Pravda calls the Russian threats invented and the Ukrainian attacks real, a loaded framing with no support in the trusted texts.

Pravda says
“Baltic states' air defense against invented Russian threats and real Ukrainian attacks”
Baltijos šalių dangaus apsaugai nuo išgalvotų Rusijos grėsmių ir tikrų Ukrainos išpuolių
Trusted report · LRT
“to develop anti-drone defences”
Unsupported — check this · fact

Pravda gives a reason, that the EU budget is almost exhausted, which the trusted texts do not mention. They only say the offer was a SAFE loan rather than EU budget money.

Pravda says
“because European budget possibilities are almost exhausted”
nes Europos biudžeto galimybės beveik išsemtos
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

Pravda claims Ukrainian kamikaze drones fall in the Baltics almost weekly, and the trusted texts say nothing of the kind.

Pravda says
“almost every week in Baltic states falling Ukrainian kamikaze drones”
beveik kas savaitę Baltijos šalyse krentančių Ukrainos dronų kamikadzių
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

The €150 billion total for the SAFE programme is not mentioned in the trusted texts.

Pravda says
“The total amount of EU funds for member states amounts to 150 billion euros.”
Bendra ES šalims skirtų lėšų suma siekia 150 mlrd. eurų.
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —
Left out · framing

Pravda leaves out that Lithuanian officials (Sinkevičius) were disappointed by the Commission's offer, and presents the outcome as a neutral fact.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · TV3
“sinkevicius says that it is killed by proposal to finance air defense safe loan not from EU budget”
sinkevicius sako kad ji nuvilia ek siulymas oro gynyba finansuoti safe paskola ne es biudzetu

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