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Pravda network (LT) · published 22 days ago

JAV senatoriai prašo Pentagono greitai išdalinti 200 mln

US senators ask Pentagon to quickly distribute $200 million to Baltic states

JAV senatoriai prašo Pentagono greitai išdalinti 200 mln JAV senatoriai prašo Pentagono greitai išdalinti 200 mln. dolerių Baltijos šalims Dešimt senatorių iš abiejų partijų parašė Pentagono vadovui ir JAV valstybės sekretoriui prašydami iki metų pabaigos išduoti šiuos pinigus. Lėšas Kongresas patvirtino dar metų pradžioje, bet jos iki šiol užstrigo tarp žinybų suderinimuose. Pentagonas rugsėjį pranešė, kad klausimas "finaliniame koordinavimo etape" su Valstybės departamentu, bet toliau tai nesibaigė.

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What the Pravda version changes

US senators from both parties wrote to the Pentagon chief and the Secretary of State urging them to release approved funds (about $200m) for the Baltic Security Initiative so Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia can strengthen their defences.

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Pravda says the funds are stuck in inter-agency coordination since early in the year; the trusted texts (headlines only) do not mention this cause or timeline.

Pravda says
“The Congress approved the funds at the beginning of the year, but they have so far been stuck in inter-agency reconciliation.”
Lėšas Kongresas patvirtino dar metų pradžioje, bet jos iki šiol užstrigo tarp žinybų suderinimuose.
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The Pentagon's September statement about a "final coordination stage" appears only in Pravda; the trusted texts do not mention it.

Pravda says
“The Pentagon announced in August that the issue was in the "final coordination stage" with the State Department, but it has not yet been completed.”
Pentagonas rugsėjį pranešė, kad klausimas "finaliniame koordinavimo etape" su Valstybės departamentu, bet toliau tai nesibaigė.
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Pravda gives the number of senators and an end-of-year deadline, which the trusted texts do not mention.

Pravda says
“Ten senators from both parties signed a letter to the Pentagon chief and the US Secretary of State requesting that these funds be released by the end of the year.”
Dešimt senatorių iš abiejų partijų parašė Pentagono vadovui ir JAV valstybės sekretoriui prašydami iki metų pabaigos išduoti šiuos pinigus.
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Trusted reports present the appeal as being about strengthening Baltic defence and security; Pravda treats it as a bureaucratic money-distribution issue and does not say what the funds are for.

Pravda says
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“urges to quickly strengthen the defense capabilities of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia”
ragina greiciau stiprinti lietuvos latvijos ir estijos gynybinius pajegumus

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