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The Russian police have included the prime minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, the minister of culture of Lithuania and former Lithuanian deputies in 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 is already hoping that with this action it will silence me and others - but it will not succeed ," declared the Estonian Prime Minister on the X social network.
" I will continue my strong support for Ukraine. I will continue to support strengthening 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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