{"id":2535,"date":"2024-11-29T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2025-01-11T23:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T20:25:40","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/eng\/news\/nuclear_threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Check: Are NATO and Western Countries Really Provoking Global Militarization and the Threat of Nuclear Conflict?","raw":"Fact Check: Are NATO and Western Countries Really Provoking Global Militarization and the Threat of Nuclear Conflict?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 28, 2024, during the CSTO summit in Astana, Alexander Lukashenko delivered the following statement: <\/p>\n

\n“The arms race is rapidly gaining momentum. The Eastern European region, especially Poland, continues to militarize. NATOization of Europe and the world as a whole is underway. Military conflicts and hotspots of tension are expanding. Take the Middle East, Yemen, the Korean Peninsula, Ukraine. Clinging to their slipping dominance, Westerners increasingly speak the language of weapons, turning a blind eye to the threats of nuclear confrontation\u2014threats that could result in the destruction of the entire planet.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our verdict based on the conducted analysis: <\/p>\n

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Verdict: Incorrect<\/h2>\n

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\nReason: <\/p>\n

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  • The claims or statements are entirely false: information from multiple sources or opinions of several experts in the relevant field contradicts them.<\/li>\n
  • The cause-and-effect relationships mentioned clearly do not exist as stated.<\/li>\n
  • Events occurred in substantially different ways than claimed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n


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