Juris Matvejevs, chairman of Liepāja Bulk Terminal, revealed substantial trade with Russia in 2022-23, including €2.3 million profit exporting and $334.6 million imports from Russia.

Economic & Financial PressureFinancial InfluenceEconomic coercion (trade restrictions, tariffs, resource denial)

Unclassified

Summary

On April 25, 2024, Juris Matvejevs, the chairman of Liepāja Bulk Terminal (LBT) in Latvia, responded to questions about cooperation with Russia. Data shows that in 2022, LBT's profit from exports to Russia was €2,296,504. Additionally, imports from Russia to LBT in 2022-23 amounted to $334,600,436. The information highlights significant ongoing economic ties between a Latvian port operator and Russia despite geopolitical tensions. The image accompanying the statement includes the LBT logo and implies that Russians, not Liepāja residents, control significant local cargo movements and profits from the ongoing war.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event reports on economic activities involving Latvian business ties to Russia without depicting hostile or defensive actions. It involves economic influence but not aggression or defense.

Source URL

https://x.com/i/web/status/1783451551228469329

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 14, 2026, 12:22 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 19:58 UTC
Event time: Apr 25, 2024, 00:00 UTC

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

Raw record

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  "event_time_utc": "2024-04-25T00:00:00.000Z",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: MinorAttribution: LowSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Apr 25, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Liepāja

Primary actor

Juris Matvejevs

Country

Latvia

Countries

Latvia

Tags

Latvia, Liepaja Bulk Terminal, Russian trade, Economic ties, Trade profits, Russia-Latvia relations

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