Event 646

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "FI",
    "EE",
    "LV",
    "LT"
  ],
  "category": "Espionage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The headline, main article text, and attributed quotes refer to the systematic misuse of diplomatic privileges for unofficial travel by Putin's allies, as reported by LETA and The Insider, credible sources.",
  "country": "Russia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A report alleges that close allies of Vladimir Putin have systematically abused Russian diplomatic passports to make private trips to Europe, including Germany, Austria, and Finland. Diplomatic passports were reportedly used for personal or vacation travel rather than for official diplomatic business.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-11-15T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Headline asserts Putin's allies abused diplomatic passports for private travel in Europe.",
    "Text names specific Russian officials and family members, dates, and destinations related to the misuse.",
    "Quotes from Russian government sources describe the practice and its pattern."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Putina sabiedrotie ļaunprātīgi izmantojuši diplomātiskās pases privātiem ceļojumiem uz Eiropu",
    "Federālā drošības dienesta (FSB) priekšsēdētāja vietnieka Dmitrija Medvedeva dēlam un premjerministra Mihaila Mišustina dēlam, kā arī ārlietu ministra Sergeja Lavrova meitai, 2010. gadā izsniegtas diplomātiskās pases, kuras viņi aktīvi izmanto privātiem ceļojumiem.",
    "Krievijas augsta ranga ierēdņi un ietekmīgie uzņēmēji patiesībā Krievijā regulāri izmantojuši savas diplomātiskās pases, lai lidotu uz Vāciju, Austriju un Somiju.",
    "Krievijas valdības loceklis: 'Uz speciālu vaicājumu cilvēkiem, kas ar diplomātisko pasi ceļo kaut kur uz Azoru krastiem, viņiem ir stāstiņš, acas par priekiem.'"
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/arzemes/15.11.2024-medijs-putina-sabiedrotie-launpratigi-izmantojusi-diplomatiskas-pases-privatiem-celojumiem-uz-eiropu.a576601/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Abuse Of Diplomatic Immunity",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Headline asserts Putin's allies abused diplomatic passports for private travel in Europe.",
            "Text names specific Russian officials and family members, dates, and destinations related to the misuse.",
            "Quotes from Russian government sources describe the practice and its pattern."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "Europe"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Medijs: Putina sabiedrotie ļaunprātīgi izmantojuši diplomātiskās pases privātiem ceļojumiem uz Eiropu",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_646_1763933665_19dddd10.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Kremlin allies abuse diplomatic passports to travel across Europe. Use of state privilege for covert travel",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/arzemes/15.11.2024-medijs-putina-sabiedrotie-launpratigi-izmantojusi-diplomatiskas-pases-privatiem-celojumiem-uz-eiropu.a576601/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Putin's close associates allegedly abused diplomatic passports for private travel to Europe.",
  "url": "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/arzemes/15.11.2024-medijs-putina-sabiedrotie-launpratigi-izmantojusi-diplomatiskas-pases-privatiem-celojumiem-uz-eiropu.a576601/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "Europe",
  "Attack Type": "Abuse of diplomatic immunity",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "FI,EE,LV,LT",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "15-Nov-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": "??Kremlin allies abuse diplomatic passports to travel across Europe. Use of state privilege for covert travel",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Kremlin allies abuse diplomatic passports to travel across Europe",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/arzemes/15.11.2024-medijs-putina-sabiedrotie-launpratigi-izmantojusi-diplomatiskas-pases-privatiem-celojumiem-uz-eiropu.a576601/",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}