Event 88

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "RU",
    "LT",
    "LT-EU"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land"
  ],
  "category": "Sanctions",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Screenshot and quoted content from CEPA, a reputable policy institute, directly reference an influx of Russians using a rail loophole to enter the EU with Lithuania scrambling to address the issue.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Russia",
    "European Union"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Border  ????Loophole exploited:Russians Discover a Backdoor to Europe \"Growing numbers of Russians are using a loophole in the rail route from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad to enter the European Union. Lithuania is scrambling to stem the flow.\" Justina Budginaite-Froehly",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-01-22T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "The post directly quotes that Russians are using a loophole on the rail route via Lithuania to enter the EU, implying a cross-border issue.",
    "The phrase 'Lithuania is scrambling to stem the flow' indicates official awareness and a response."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "\"Growing numbers of Russians are using a loophole in the rail route from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad to enter the European Union. Lithuania is scrambling to stem the flow.\""
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://cepa.org/article/russians-discover-backdoor-to-europe/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Russians Backdoor To Eu",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "The post directly quotes that Russians are using a loophole on the rail route via Lithuania to enter the EU, implying a cross-border issue.",
            "The phrase 'Lithuania is scrambling to stem the flow' indicates official awareness and a response."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Russians Discover a Backdoor to Europe",
  "location_text": "Lithuania (rail corridor from Russia to Kaliningrad)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_88_1763915619_ddfaca0c.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "????Loophole exploited:Russians",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/cepa/status/1749450653254951261"
  ],
  "url": "https://x.com/cepa/status/1749450653254951261"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Russians Backdoor to EU",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LT-EU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT;EU",
  "Date": "22-Jan-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": "????Loophole exploited:Russians ",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Border  ????Loophole exploited:Russians Discover a Backdoor to Europe \"Growing numbers of Russians are using a loophole in the rail route from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad to enter the European Union. Lithuania is scrambling to stem the flow.\" Justina Budginaite-Froehly",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/cepa/status/1749450653254951261",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}