Event d9b24f1a-32e0-4249-a560-925f0f018724

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Latvia

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/19.02.2024-latvia ...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Latvian security service director: "Future prospects do not inspire much optimism"

Short Summary: Latvia's security agency warns of intensifying Russian hybrid threats, including propaganda and disinformation targeting society and leadership.

Description

The director of the Latvian Constitution Protection Bureau issued a warning about increasing hybrid threats from Russia, highlighting aggressive propaganda, information operations, and the spread of disinformation targeting Latvia, particularly from Russian Embassy social media accounts.

Evidence

Quotes

"Security intelligence and law and order in our region continues to balance on a fragile thread, and the future prospects do not inspire much optimism either."

"Russia is constantly spreading propaganda messages about Ukraine being an unreliable partner and not controlled by the state but rather run by internal instability and financial sponsors."

"The messages of Russian Embassy in Latvia have also become more aggressive and provocative. The Embassy’s social media accounts are regularly spreading false and misleading information on topics like Latvian domestic policy and history."

"It is a common practice authorised and encouraged by Moscow, but the Embassy’s rather small audience and limited ability to attract new followers prevents these messages from causing major damage."

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/19.02.2024-latvian-security-service-director-future-prospects-do-not-inspire-much-optimism.a543458/