Event 728

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Statement verified in multiple parts of the article, attributed to official sources and directly quoting Latvia's prime minister and president.",
  "continuous_since": "2024-11-01T12:00:00Z",
  "continuous_summary": "Since November 2024, Baltic defense spending plans have accelerated in light of geopolitical developments and heightened by Trump's comments.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia",
    "Belarus",
    "United States of America"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2025/01/08/letonia-dice-que-esta-cerca-de-gastar-4-del-pib-en-defensa-tras-afirmaciones-de-trump/"
    ],
    "title": "??Latvia close to 4% defense GDP spending"
  },
  "description": "Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina announced that the country is nearing defense spending of 4% of its GDP, highlighting the need to boost the domestic defense industry and access necessary armaments. This move follows statements from US President-elect Donald Trump urging NATO members to raise military spending to 5% of GDP.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-01-08T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official statement by Latvian prime minister Evika Silina during a press conference in Riga.",
    "Reference to NATO and US policy pressures following Trump's statements.",
    "Comparative statements from Estonian and Lithuanian defense officials regarding regional defense spending benchmarks."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Letonia avanza hacia un gasto del 4 % del PIB en defensa, subrayando la importancia de desarrollar una industria de defensa nacional y asegurar el acceso a sistemas de armamento necesarios",
    "La primera ministra letona, Evika Silina, señaló este miércoles que el país báltico, fronterizo con Rusia y Bielorrusia, está cerca de invertir el 4 % de su PIB en defensa",
    "Trump, instase a los miembros de la OTAN a invertir el 5 % de su PIB en fines militares.",
    "Silina subrayó no obstante que el acceso a sistemas de armamento y la creación de una industria de defensa nacional es igual de importante que la inversión en un porcentaje específico del PIB.",
    "El umbral de gasto del 4 % del PIB en defensa es similar al que han planteado los otros países bálticos."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official statement by Latvian prime minister Evika Silina during a press conference in Riga.",
            "Reference to NATO and US policy pressures following Trump's statements.",
            "Comparative statements from Estonian and Lithuanian defense officials regarding regional defense spending benchmarks."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Letonia dice que está cerca de gastar 4 % del PIB en defensa tras afirmaciones de Trump",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "Riga",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_728_1763936450_6e609eab.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Latvia close to 4% defense GDP spending",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2025/01/08/letonia-dice-que-esta-cerca-de-gastar-4-del-pib-en-defensa-tras-afirmaciones-de-trump/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvia nears spending 4% of GDP on defense in response to Trump's NATO spending calls.",
  "url": "https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2025/01/08/letonia-dice-que-esta-cerca-de-gastar-4-del-pib-en-defensa-tras-afirmaciones-de-trump/"
}

{
  "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": "LV",
  "Date": "8-Jan-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Latvia close to 4% defense GDP spending",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2025/01/08/letonia-dice-que-esta-cerca-de-gastar-4-del-pib-en-defensa-tras-afirmaciones-de-trump/",
  "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 close to 4% defense GDP spending",
  "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)": ""
}