Event 112

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LT-BY"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple direct quotes and named officials, detailed rationale for border closure cited in both the text and images; corroborated by government and security commission sources.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Belarus"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2188655/lithuania-looks-to-close-2-more-checkpoints-on-belarus-border-quoting-national-security"
    ],
    "title": "Border(s) ????LT looking to close two more Checkpoints on Belarus Border"
  },
  "description": "Lithuania’s National Security Commission has proposed closing down two more checkpoints on the Belarusian border and taking steps to reduce travel between the two neighbouring countries due to national security concerns.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-02-06T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Proposed closure of two additional Lithuania–Belarus border checkpoints citing national security and hybrid threat concerns.",
    "Government discussion and decision timeline cited for next week.",
    "Quotes from Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė on reasons for closure and intent."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Lithuania’s National Security Commission has proposed closing down two more checkpoints on the Belarusian border and taking steps to reduce travel between the two neighbouring countries.",
    "Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė said the government would decide next week whether to close the Lavoriškės and Raigardas checkpoints.",
    "\"These proposals stem from latest intelligence suggesting increased potential danger from Belarus and ongoing hybrid attacks, including weaponised migration,\" Bilotaitė said.",
    "So far, four out of six checkpoints along the 680-kilometre border have been closed, with only two — Lavoriškės and Raigardas — now open for cars and lorries."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Proposed closure of two additional Lithuania–Belarus border checkpoints citing national security and hybrid threat concerns.",
            "Government discussion and decision timeline cited for next week.",
            "Quotes from Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė on reasons for closure and intent."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Lithuania looks to close 2 more checkpoints on Belarus border quoting national security",
  "location_text": "Lithuania–Belarus border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_112_1763916438_7c328c81.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Closing more border points",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2188655/lithuania-looks-to-close-2-more-checkpoints-on-belarus-border-quoting-national-security"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuania's National Security Commission proposes closing two additional checkpoints on the Belarusian border for national security reasons, in an ongoing effort to reduce cross-border movement.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2188655/lithuania-looks-to-close-2-more-checkpoints-on-belarus-border-quoting-national-security"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LT-BY",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "6-Feb-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Border(s) ????LT looking to close two more Checkpoints on Belarus Border",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2188655/lithuania-looks-to-close-2-more-checkpoints-on-belarus-border-quoting-national-security",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Closing more border points",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}