Event 1064

{
  "category": "Kinetic",
  "confidence": "High",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia",
    "Ukraine",
    "Finland",
    "China",
    "Unknown"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "description": "At the Lampa festival discussion on November 29, 2025, Latvian NBS Colonel Māris Tūtins emphasized the strategic importance of the new European gauge Rail Baltica line for economic and military mobility while highlighting that each rail line between Latvia and Russia is one too many due to Russia's heavy reliance on rail logistics for military operations. Minister of Transport Atis Švinka echoed confidence in counter-mobility plans to hinder any Russian military advances using infrastructure destruction and assured that Latvian Railways is detaching from Russian rail systems. The discussion also addressed Russian disinformation efforts aimed at undermining Rail Baltica and Latvia's sovereignty, with calls to consolidate support for the project to strengthen national defense and regional integration.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-06-21T11:23:59Z",
  "evidence": [
    "\"Katrs dzelzceļa līnija ar Krieviju ir viena līnija par daudz,\" uzsvēra NBS pulkvedis Māris Tūtins.",
    "\"Krievijas militārā loģistika ļoti lielā mērā ir balstīta uz dzelzceļa izmantošanu,\" atzīmēja militārais eksperts.",
    "Satiksmes ministrs Atis Švinka apgalvoja, ka LDz  \"iespējami īsā laikā iznīcināt\" infrastruktūras objektus pēc pretmobilitātes plāniem.",
    "\"LDz īsā laikā ir pārveidots par modernu un attīstītu uzņēmumu. Šogad tiks pabeigta atvienošanās no Krievijas sistēmām,\" pauda Švinka.",
    "\"Pret Rail Baltica projektu darbojas Krievijas dezinformācija, lai saglabātu nabassaite ar Krieviju,\" uzsvēra Tūtins.",
    "EDzL laikina valdes priekšsēdētājs Māris Dzelme uzsvēra ambīcijas nodrošināt ātru militāru un kravu pārvietošanu uz Latvijas austrumu robežu caur Rail Baltica."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "evidence": [
          "\"Katrs dzelzceļa līnija ar Krieviju ir viena līnija par daudz,\" uzsvēra NBS pulkvedis Māris Tūtins.",
          "\"Krievijas militārā loģistika ļoti lielā mērā ir balstīta uz dzelzceļa izmantošanu,\" atzīmēja militārais eksperts.",
          "Satiksmes ministrs Atis Švinka apgalvoja, ka LDz  \"iespējami īsā laikā iznīcināt\" infrastruktūras objektus pēc pretmobilitātes plāniem.",
          "\"LDz īsā laikā ir pārveidots par modernu un attīstītu uzņēmumu. Šogad tiks pabeigta atvienošanās no Krievijas sistēmām,\" pauda Švinka.",
          "\"Pret Rail Baltica projektu darbojas Krievijas dezinformācija, lai saglabātu nabassaite ar Krieviju,\" uzsvēra Tūtins.",
          "EDzL laikina valdes priekšsēdētājs Māris Dzelme uzsvēra ambīcijas nodrošināt ātru militāru un kravu pārvietošanu uz Latvijas austrumu robežu caur Rail Baltica."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "location_text": "Latvia",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "summary_extended": "During the 2025 Lampa festival, Colonel Māris Tūtins, head of the NBS Information Analysis and Management Department, stated that Latvia's three rail connections to Russia are strategically excessive, given Russia's military reliance on rail logistics, including a dedicated rail military unit. He advocated the importance of the Rail Baltica project not only for economic gains but as a necessary step to sever Latvia’s rail connection to Russia and align with European rail infrastructure. Transport Minister Atis Švinka confirmed ongoing efforts to separate Latvian rail systems from Russian ones, including technological upgrades and structural independence, countering perceptions of Russian influence within Latvian Railways. Both officials highlighted existing NATO and military plans for rapid infrastructure denial to slow any Russian advance. The discussion also highlighted Russian disinformation campaigns aimed at sabotaging Rail Baltica to keep the Baltic states within Moscow’s sphere. Project stakeholders stressed the strategic defence benefits of Rail Baltica for rapid troop and cargo movements, and called for public unity against misinformation and to support the project's positive economic and security impacts for Latvia and the region.",
  "summary_short": "Latvian military emphasizes cutting rail lines to Russia to disrupt Russian logistics; Rail Baltica is crucial for defense and independence.",
  "url": "https://www.delfi.lv/156/national/120077403/nbs-pulkvedis-katra-dzelzcela-linija-ar-krieviju-ir-viena-linija-par-daudz"
}

{
  "source": "admin_quick",
  "tags": [],
  "url": "https://www.delfi.lv/156/national/120077403/nbs-pulkvedis-katra-dzelzcela-linija-ar-krieviju-ir-viena-linija-par-daudz"
}