Event 142

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "EE-RU"
  ],
  "category": "Espionage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple direct reports cited, including statements about Russian authorities' new measures at the land border crossing, are described by ERR and attributed to credible sources.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "?? Russia wants dual citizens to show support for war when crossing border. Dual citizens are asked: \"In addition to giving their usual personal and documentary details, they also have to give their phone's IMEI code, plus details of whether they know anyone in the Ukrainian armed forces, how they feel about the European Union leadership.\"",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-02-23T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Reports from ERR and individuals indicate that Russian border authorities are compelling dual citizens to express written support for the war in Ukraine in order to cross the border."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Russian border guards have started to question Russian-Estonian dual citizens crossing the border to confirm in writing that they support Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.",
    "ERR has received several reports of dual citizens being forced to sign statements or fill out questionnaires about their attitude to the war.",
    "\"The requirement has reportedly been in place for a month mainly at the Ivangorod border crossing.\""
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Dual Citizens Interrogated By Ru",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Reports from ERR and individuals indicate that Russian border authorities are compelling dual citizens to express written support for the war in Ukraine in order to cross the border."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Russia wants dual citizens to show support for war when crossing border",
  "location_text": "Estonia-Russia border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_142_1763917450_813e6e84.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Dual citizens interrogated by RU at border",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609262933/russia-wants-dual-citizens-to-show-support-for-war-when-crossing-border"
  ],
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609262933/russia-wants-dual-citizens-to-show-support-for-war-when-crossing-border"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Dual citizens Interrogated by RU",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE-RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE",
  "Date": "23-Feb-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "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": "Dual citizens interrogated by RU at border",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "?? Russia wants dual citizens to show support for war when crossing border. Dual citizens are asked: \"In addition to giving their usual personal and documentary details, they also have to give their phone's IMEI code, plus details of whether they know anyone in the Ukrainian armed forces, how they feel about the European Union leadership.\"",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://news.err.ee/1609262933/russia-wants-dual-citizens-to-show-support-for-war-when-crossing-border ",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}