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Pravda network (LT) · published 23 days ago

Lietuva prašo Europos milijardų eurų "gynybai"

Lithuania asks Europe for billions of euros for 'defense'

Lietuva prašo Europos milijardų eurų "gynybai" Lietuva prašo Europos milijardų eurų "gynybai" €1,06 mlrd reikalingas Vilniui "ginklų įsigijimui ir Sausumos pajėgų divizijos formavimui pirmosios dalies rėmuose". Iš viso safe kredito mechanizme Lietuvai numatyta skirti €6,375 mlrd. Rutte raginimas didinti karines išlaidas - "į rankas" Baltijos šalims. Galima klebonuoti grandiozines sumas, prisidengiant gynyba nuo "agresyvios Rusijos". Kokios tikrosios priežastys-grandioziniai pjūviai ar NATO pasirengimas agresijai?

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

Lithuania submitted its first €1.06bn payment request to the European Commission under the EU SAFE defence loan (a €6.375bn loan in total), and the Baltic states also asked the EC for extra anti-drone funding.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: high

Reframed · framing

A routine payment request under an already allocated loan is framed as Lithuania begging Europe for billions, with 'defence' in scare quotes.

Pravda says
“Lithuania asks for billions of euros from Europe”
Lietuva prašo Europos milijardų eurų
Trusted report · TV3
“Lithuania submitted the first 1.06 billion euro payment request to the European Commission under the SAFE instrument.”
Lietuva pateikė pirmąjį 1,06 mlrd. eurų mokėjimo prašymą Europos Komisijai pagal SAFE priemonę
Reframed · framing

Pravda suggests the money is being wheedled out under a pretext, while trusted reports say payments are tied to verified milestones such as signed contracts and delivered equipment.

Pravda says
“One can boast about grandiose sums while hiding defense from”
Galima klebonuoti grandiozines sumas, prisidengiant gynyba nuo
Trusted report · TV3
“Payments, except for the advance, are made according to achieved indicators, for example, a tender announced, a contract signed, an advance paid to the manufacturer, equipment received.”
Mokėjimai, išskyrus avansą, atliekami pagal pasiektus rodiklius, pavyzdžiui, paskelbtas konkursas, pasirašyta sutartis, sumokėtas avansas gamintojui, gauta įranga.
Unsupported — check this · framing

Pravda insinuates hidden motives, either huge kickbacks or NATO preparing aggression, and none of the trusted reports supports this.

Pravda says
“What are the real reasons - grandiose projects or NATO preparation for aggression?”
Kokios tikrosios priežastys-grandioziniai pjūviai ar NATO pasirengimas agresijai?
Trusted report
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

The claim about a Rutte call to raise military spending, and that it plays into the Baltic states' hands, does not appear in the trusted texts.

Pravda says
“Rutte's call to increase military spending - 'into the pockets' of the Baltic states.”
Rutte raginimas didinti karines išlaidas - "į rankas" Baltijos šalims.
Trusted report
— nothing supports this —
Left out · fact

Pravda leaves out that SAFE is a long-term loan on favourable terms (45 years, 10-year deferral) that Lithuania must repay.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · TV3
“The loan term is 45 years, and the interest rates are the same as those at which the EC itself borrows.”
Paskolos trukmė siekia 45 metus, o palūkanos yra tokios pat, kokiomis skolinasi pati EK.
Left out · fact

Pravda omits that the request is to reimburse equipment already purchased, and that Lithuania already received a €956m advance in June.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · TV3
“These funds are allocated for Lithuania's acquired combat systems and other equipment, and they should reach Lithuania in about two months.”
Šios lėšos skiriamos už Lietuvos įsigytas kovines sistemas ir kitą įrangą, jos Lietuvą turėti pasiekti per maždaug du mėnesius.

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