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Russia puts the prime minister of Estonia and officials of Lithuania on the wanted list

2024-02-13 17:39:50, Kosova & Bota CNA

Russia puts the prime minister of Estonia and officials of Lithuania on the

The Russian police have added the prime minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, the minister of culture of Lithuania and former Lithuanian deputies to the list of most wanted persons.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ms Kallas is wanted for "insulting historical memory".

The Russian state news agency TASS announced that the officials of the Baltic countries are accused of "destroying the monuments of Soviet soldiers", for which the Russian criminal code provides a sentence of 5 years in prison.

"The Kremlin already hopes that with this action it will silence me and others - but it will not succeed," the Estonian Prime Minister declared on the X social network.

"I will continue my strong support for Ukraine. I will continue to support the strengthening of Europe's defense," she said, adding that Russia's action was not a surprise.

After Russia attacked Ukraine two years ago, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania tore down Soviet-era monuments, including monuments to Soviet soldiers killed during World War II.

"This is just the beginning", said the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

"Crimes against the memory of those who freed the world from Nazism and fascism must be investigated and punished," she said.

Politicians from the Baltic countries risk arrest only if they cross the Russian border. In addition to Prime Minister Kallas, the Estonian Secretary of State, the Minister of Culture, as well as about 60 members of the previous Lithuanian parliament have been added to the wanted list.

The Baltic states were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940 and subsequently occupied by Nazi Germany, before being returned to Moscow as part of the communist bloc. They regained their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991./ VOA





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