Event 396

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The details of the expulsion, the context of ongoing trade with Russia, and direct quotations from officials are clearly presented in the headline, article text, and visible screenshot.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/29.05.2024-exporters-to-russia-expelled-from-latvian-chamber-of-commerce.a555800/"
    ],
    "title": "??Latvia expels exporters to Russia from chamber of commerce. The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LTRK) has terminated cooperation with ten companies that continue to export to Russia more than two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reported Latvian Television May 28."
  },
  "description": "??Latvia expels exporters to Russia from chamber of commerce. The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LTRK) has terminated cooperation with ten companies that continue to export to Russia more than two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reported Latvian Television May 28.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-05-29T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "LTRK terminated cooperation with ten companies still exporting to Russia more than two years after the invasion of Ukraine.",
    "LTRK's chairman stated, 'Anything that can help Russia to continue the war in any way is a problem.'",
    "LTRK no longer cooperates with such companies and calls on the government to cut off economic ties with Russia as soon as possible."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LTRK) has terminated cooperation with ten companies that continue to export to Russia more than two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reported Latvian Television May 28.",
    "\"Anything that can help Russia to continue the war in any way is a problem\", stated Jānis Endziņš, chairman of the LTRK.",
    "\"Consequently, the position of we, the LTRK, was to call on the government to do everything to cut off economic ties with Russia as soon as possible, and of course we also call on our own members to do the same.\""
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "LTRK terminated cooperation with ten companies still exporting to Russia more than two years after the invasion of Ukraine.",
            "LTRK's chairman stated, 'Anything that can help Russia to continue the war in any way is a problem.'",
            "LTRK no longer cooperates with such companies and calls on the government to cut off economic ties with Russia as soon as possible."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Exporters to Russia expelled from Latvian chamber of commerce",
  "location_text": "Latvia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_396_1763925755_99e190b7.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Latvia expels exporters to Russia from chamber of commerce.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/29.05.2024-exporters-to-russia-expelled-from-latvian-chamber-of-commerce.a555800/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "LTRK expelled ten companies for continued exports to Russia, urging end to such economic ties.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/29.05.2024-exporters-to-russia-expelled-from-latvian-chamber-of-commerce.a555800/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV",
  "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": "LV",
  "Date": "29-May-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Latvia expels exporters to Russia from chamber of commerce. The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LTRK) has terminated cooperation with ten companies that continue to export to Russia more than two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reported Latvian Television May 28.",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/29.05.2024-exporters-to-russia-expelled-from-latvian-chamber-of-commerce.a555800/",
  "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 expels exporters to Russia from chamber of commerce. ",
  "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)": ""
}