DISINFO: Lithuania is spending less than 2 per cent of GDP on defence

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: sputniknews.lt ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: April 15, 2021
  • Article language(s): Lithuanian
  • Countries / regions discussed: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia

DISINFO: Lithuania is spending less than 2 per cent of GDP on defence

SUMMARY

Lithuania falls behind Latvia and Estonia by correlation of defence spending and gross domestic product (GDP). It spends less than 2 per cent of GDP (as recommended by NATO guidelines) on defence.

RESPONSE

Disinformation about Lithuania.

Statistics from Lithuania's Ministry of Defence show that Lithuania's expenditure on defence is more than 2 per cent of its GDP. Lithuanian military spending reached NATO guideline standards in 2019.

NATO's data also shows that Lithuania is one of the countries which spends more than 2 per cent of GDP on defence.

See other examples of disinformation about Lithuania, in particular, its military and defence spending: Lithuania is buying unnecessary weapons to feed the American military industry; Lithuania is not an independent state and does not have an army; Lithuania is a hostage of American interests in Eastern Europe.

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