Latvia's State Security Service monitors pro-Kremlin anti-Baltic conference speakers in Moscow

Cyber & Information WarfareInformation OperationsPropaganda & disinformation campaigns

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Summary

Latvian Security Service monitors a February 12, 2025 pro-Kremlin conference in Moscow where Baltic State liquidation was advocated.

A pseudo-scientific conference titled 'Russian ethnocide in the Baltic States' was held on February 12, 2025, in Moscow, organized by the Institute of CIS countries and featuring pro-Kremlin speakers who fled Latvia and face criminal charges there. Speakers including former MEP Andrejs Mamikins and activist Vadims Aleksejevs called for the liquidation of the Baltic States and suppression of their native languages, comparing Baltic language rights to Native American reservations. Latvian authorities see this event as a Russian information influence campaign to destabilize Latvian society and undermine NATO credibility. Latvia's State Security Service is actively reviewing the statements and considering legal actions against participants.

Classification

Confidence: High

The article describes a pro-Kremlin event in Moscow spreading propaganda calling for Baltic State liquidation, a hostile Russian influence operation (aggressor event). It also describes the Latvian State Security Service monitoring, assessing, and possibly prosecuting speakers as a defense preparation measure.

Source URL

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/13.02.2025-latvias-state-security-service-keeps-an-eye-on-anti-baltic-conference-speakers.a587599

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 08:36 UTC
Event time: Feb 12, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: UnknownLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Feb 12, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

unknown

Location

Moscow, Russia

Primary actor

Andrejs Mamikins

Country

Latvia

Tags

Russian propaganda, baltic sea region, disinformation, State Security Service, pro-Kremlin activists, information influence campaign, language suppression, anti-Baltic rhetoric

Nodes

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