Event 130

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Latvia",
    "Estonia",
    "Belarus",
    "Russia",
    "EE",
    "LV",
    "LT"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Headline, direct quotes, and multiple references in both the screenshot and text indicate ongoing border violations involving sanctioned goods, confirmed by official and journalistic sources.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Latvia",
    "Estonia",
    "Belarus",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2196912/baltic-borders-are-prime-destination-for-evading-russia-sanctions-media"
    ],
    "title": "The challenges of monitoring 1600km of borders with Belarus + Russia for sanctioned items"
  },
  "description": "Baltic border guard services are aware that sanctioned goods are crossing into Russia and Belarus, but there is little they can do about it.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-02-19T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Politico report, as summarized by LRT English, indicates sanctioned goods continue flowing via Baltic borders despite official scrutiny.",
    "Border officials quoted express inability to halt flows despite awareness of violations."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The Baltic border guard services and officers are aware that sanctioned goods are crossing into Russia and Belarus, but there is little they can do about it.",
    "The report notes that the Baltic border ‘would have been a prime area of risk ever since the introduction of Western sanctions on Russia and Belarus’.",
    "Officials interviewed by Politico said sanctions enforcement was a constant ‘cat and mouse’ struggle involving Customs, EU agencies, and shipping companies.",
    "A senior Lithuanian customs official... estimated that as many as 10 percent of the trucks heading to Belarus are carrying prohibited or restricted goods."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2196912/baltic-borders-are-prime-destination-for-evading-russia-sanctions-media"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Politico report, as summarized by LRT English, indicates sanctioned goods continue flowing via Baltic borders despite official scrutiny.",
            "Border officials quoted express inability to halt flows despite awareness of violations."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Baltic borders are ‘prime destination’ for evading Russia sanctions – media",
  "location_text": "Lithuania-Belarus border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_130_1763917018_dea464b7.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Details about how sanctioned items are monitored",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2196912/baltic-borders-are-prime-destination-for-evading-russia-sanctions-media"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Sanctioned goods cross into Russia and Belarus via Baltic borders; authorities acknowledge limited ability to counter circumvention.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2196912/baltic-borders-are-prime-destination-for-evading-russia-sanctions-media"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE LV LT",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE;LV;LT",
  "Date": "19-Feb-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "The challenges of monitoring 1600km of borders with Belarus + Russia for sanctioned items",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2196912/baltic-borders-are-prime-destination-for-evading-russia-sanctions-media",
  "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": "Details about how sanctioned items are monitored",
  "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)": ""
}