Russia has put Estonian Prime Minister Kaia Kallas and other Baltic figures on the wanted list at a time when Russian military tensions are rising along its border, the newspaper reported. The keeper.
This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said that Estonian Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop, Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairis and Kaja Kallas are accused of “destroying monuments to Soviet soldiers,” referring to the demolition of monuments from World War II. memorials.
“This is just the beginning,” the press secretary wrote on the Telegram channel, adding that “crimes against the memory of the liberators of the world from Nazism and fascism must be brought to justice.”
Russian authorities have not disclosed the exact charges against the three.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has put several high-ranking Kyiv officials and generals on the wanted list, but Kaya is the first head of government to be on this list.
The Estonian prime minister has been one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters, leading efforts to increase military aid to Kyiv and tighten sanctions against Russia.
Moscow’s decision to put Kaia Callas on its wanted list will further heighten tensions in the region at a time when many Western capitals are sounding the alarm about a growing military threat from Russia, the newspaper said.
Answering a question from journalists about Vladimir Putin’s decision, press secretary Dmitry Peskov, quoted by the publication The keeperstated that the Estonian leader “committed hostile acts” against Russia and its “historical memory.”
Removing Soviet-era monuments has been a sensitive issue in Estonia, as the former Soviet republic (1944 to 1991) had about a quarter of its 1.3 million population made up of ethnic Russians.
Since Russian troops invaded Ukraine, Kaya Kallas has taken it upon herself to remove all communist monuments in public places. “We have decided… Soviet monuments must be removed from public places, and we will do this as quickly as possible,” the prime minister said in the summer of 2022, when authorities demolished Soviet tank monument from Narva, a predominantly Russian-speaking city near the Russian border.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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