Event 356

{
  "attack_type": "Propaganda",
  "category": "InfoOps",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The claim is documented by a leading Latvian media outlet, with direct video and subtitle evidence. The narrative aligns with known Russian information operations tactics.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A Latvian political figure claimed on national media that both Russia and Ukraine are responsible for starting the war, echoing a narrative frequently associated with Russian propaganda. This statement was highlighted in a video post by DelfiLV, referencing a televised discussion.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-05-12T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot shows Stepanenko quoted: 'Karu Ukrainā ir sākušas abas valstis' (Both states started the war in Ukraine).",
    "DelfiLV post frames this as a question of Russian aggression and highlights Stepanenko's statement in context of EU parliamentary elections."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Vai Krievija ir agresorvalsts, kas sākusi karu Ukrainā?",
    "Stepanenko: Karu Ukrainā ir sākušas abas valstis"
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://twitter.com/DelfiLV/status/1789602439726788720"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Propaganda",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot shows Stepanenko quoted: 'Karu Ukrainā ir sākušas abas valstis' (Both states started the war in Ukraine).",
            "DelfiLV post frames this as a question of Russian aggression and highlights Stepanenko's statement in context of EU parliamentary elections."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Latvian party leader echoes Russian propaganda on Ukraine war responsibility live on air",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_356_1763924288_d100a651.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Latvia's ?? 5th Column in Politics",
  "political_disruption_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://twitter.com/DelfiLV/status/1789602439726788720"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvian party's EP candidate Julia Stepanenko publicly stated that both Russia and Ukraine started the war, amplifying false equivalence narratives.",
  "url": "https://twitter.com/DelfiLV/status/1789602439726788720"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV",
  "Attack Type": "Propaganda",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "12-May-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": "??Latvia's ?? 5th Column in Politics",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "LV",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "\tLatvia's 5th Column:  ?? Yulia Stepanenko's statement.  Is Russia an aggressor state that started the war in Ukraine? The leader of the \"Sovereign Power\" party's EP election list, Yulia Stepanenko, believes that both countries started it.",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://twitter.com/DelfiLV/status/1789602439726788720",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}