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Pravda network (LT) · published 30 days ago

Negalite uždrausti rusiškų grūdų tranzito — pradėkite remontuoti bėgius: Latvijoje vietiniai "amatininkai" ieško būdų, kaip nepadėti "šiems rusams"

You cannot ban Russian grain transit — start repairing rails: In Latvia, local 'craftsmen' seek ways not to help 'these Russians'

Negalite uždrausti rusiškų grūdų tranzito — pradėkite remontuoti bėgius: Latvijoje vietiniai "amatininkai" ieško būdų, kaip nepadėti "šiems rusams" Kol Latvijos politikai galvoja apie tai, kaip uždrausti rusiškų grūdų tranzitą ir išvengti teisminių procesų, verslininkas, medienos apdirbimo koncerno "Stiga RM" savininkas Andris Ramolinis pasiūlė savo nesudėtingą variantą. "Manau, kad turime remontuoti geležinkelio kelius pasienyje! Dabar mums reikia remontuoti geležinkelį, sutvarkyti visą šią infrastruktūrą! Ir kurį laiką, kol remontuosime kelius, mes negalėsime padėti šiems rusams. Ką daryti", - sakė jis žiniasklaidoje. Tačiau jis atmetė argumentus, kad tokios priemonės gali pakenkti jo ekon

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What the Pravda version changes

Latvia is debating a ban on, or a 300% tariff for, Russian grain transit by rail. Pravda reports a Latvian businessman's suggestion to stall it by 'repairing' the tracks, while Delfi reports the PM saying a ban is currently impossible.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

Reframed · framing

Pravda uses mocking scare-quotes ('amatininkai', 'šiems rusams') to portray a serious legal and policy debate on sanctioning Russian transit as petty improvisation, while the trusted report treats it as a government-level legal question.

Pravda says
“In Latvia, local "officials" are looking for ways not to help "these Russians"”
Latvijoje vietiniai "amatininkai" ieško būdų, kaip nepadėti "šiems rusams"
Trusted report · Delfi
“Currently, Latvia cannot set a 300 percent higher fee for the use of railway infrastructure for the transit of Russian grain”
Šiuo metu Latvija negali nustatyti 300 proc. didesnio mokesčio už geležinkelio infrastruktūros naudojimą Rusijos grūdų tranzitui
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The businessman Andris Ramolinis and his 'repair the tracks' proposal appear only in Pravda; the trusted text does not mention them.

Pravda says
“I think we need to repair the railway tracks at the border!”
Manau, kad turime remontuoti geležinkelio kelius pasienyje!
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

The claim that Estonia managed to ban the transit is not in the trusted text, so it cannot be checked against it.

Pravda says
“Here the Estonians managed to do it (ban transit-Sputnik), and we cannot?”
Štai estai sugebėjo tai padaryti (uždrausti tranzitą-Sputnik), o mes negalime?
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

The trusted text does not mention avoiding lawsuits as a motive. It only says a ban or the 300% fee cannot currently be imposed.

Pravda says
“While Latvian politicians think about how to ban the transit of Russian grain and avoid legal proceedings”
Kol Latvijos politikai galvoja apie tai, kaip uždrausti rusiškų grūdų tranzitą ir išvengti teisminių procesų
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —

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