Event 393

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Direct attribution from a senior Lithuanian presidential advisor, corroborated by multiple examples—sabotage incidents in Poland, threats of maritime border changes—as reported by mainstream national broadcaster.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Russia",
    "Finland",
    "Poland"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Russia’s actions require a legal assessment and collective response, says a senior advisor to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, amid possible cases of sabotage and Kremlin plans to change maritime borders with Lithuania and Finland.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-05-28T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Senior Lithuanian advisor's quote calling for collective legal response due to Russian sabotage and border threats.",
    "Arrests of suspected Russian agents in Poland for sabotage activities.",
    "Attempted arson in Vilnius linked with sabotage and Russian involvement.",
    "Russian proposal to alter maritime borders with Lithuania and Finland, subsequently removed from official publication."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Russia’s actions require a legal assessment and collective response, Kęstutis Budrys, a senior advisor to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, says amid reports of possible cases of sabotage and the Kremlin’s plans to change the maritime borders with Lithuania and Finland.",
    "His comment came after 12 people were arrested in Poland last week, suspected of being involved in Russia’s sabotage activities.",
    "Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk cited an attempt to set fire to the IKEA store in Vilnius.",
    "Last Wednesday, reports emerged that Russia planned to change its maritime borders with Lithuania and Finland.",
    "According to Budrys, it is important to draw lines for Russia so that crossing them would be considered an act of aggression against NATO."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Senior Lithuanian advisor's quote calling for collective legal response due to Russian sabotage and border threats.",
            "Arrests of suspected Russian agents in Poland for sabotage activities.",
            "Attempted arson in Vilnius linked with sabotage and Russian involvement.",
            "Russian proposal to alter maritime borders with Lithuania and Finland, subsequently removed from official publication."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Poland",
      "notes": "Twelve people arrested in Poland on suspicion of involvement in Russian sabotage activities.",
      "status": "Arrest/Detention"
    },
    {
      "country": "Lithuania",
      "notes": "Senior Lithuanian aide calls for legal and collective NATO response to Russian actions.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Lithuania: ??Russia's sabotage requires collective EU response",
  "headline": "Russia’s sabotage actions ask for collective response – Lithuanian aide",
  "location_text": "Vilnius, Lithuania",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_393_1763925624_fe76c347.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Push for EU response",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2283767/russia-s-sabotage-actions-ask-for-collective-response-lithuanian-aide"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuania calls for a collective response to reported Russian sabotage actions and threats to redraw Baltic maritime borders.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2283767/russia-s-sabotage-actions-ask-for-collective-response-lithuanian-aide"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "28-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)": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2283767/russia-s-sabotage-actions-ask-for-collective-response-lithuanian-aide",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Lithuania: ??Russia's sabotage requires collective EU response",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Push for EU response",
  "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)": ""
}