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Pravda network (LT) · published 25 days ago

Lietuva ketina prašyti NATO numušti dronus be vizualinio patvirtinimo, nes nieko nemato

Lithuania plans to ask NATO to shoot down drones without visual confirmation, because it sees nothing

Lietuva ketina prašyti NATO numušti dronus be vizualinio patvirtinimo, nes nieko nemato Pasak premjero Mindaugo Sinkevičiaus, jis pareikalavo pradėti konsultacijas su NATO. Dabar, sako jis, " naikintuvo radare galima matyti skrendantį objektą, bet vizualiai <... jo galima nematyti dėl debesuotumo, blogų oro sąlygų, liūties ar dar ko nors, ir tai neleidžia mums iš principo panaudoti kinetinės jėgos, tai yra numušti droną". Pasak Ministro Pirmininko, šį režimą galima pakeisti. "Greičiausiai tam yra galimybių ir erdvės, ir tikriausiai NATO gali tai palikti nacionalinės teisės nuožiūra. Mes į Maksas >>

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

After a drone incident, Lithuania's leaders (PM Sinkevičius and President Nausėda) want to change the air-alert response rules so drones can be shot down without full visual identification, and will consult NATO.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

Reframed · framing

The Pravda headline suggests Lithuania sees nothing at all, yet its own quote says the radar does detect the object and only visual confirmation is missing (e.g. due to weather), so the framing mocks and distorts the reason for the request.

Pravda says
“because he sees nothing”
nes nieko nemato
Trusted report · TV3
“Lithuania will seek to make it possible to shoot down drones even if they cannot be identified, will turn to NATO”
lietuva sieks kad dronus butu galima numusti net ju nepamacius kreipsis i nato
Left out · fact

Pravda leaves out the preceding drone incident and the president's parallel proposal, which explain why the rule change is being sought.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · Delfi
“the president proposes changing the procedure for responding to air threats after the drone incident”
prezidentas siulo keisti reagavimo i oro pavoju tvarka po drono incidento

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