Russia Puts Estonia PM, Baltic Politicians on Wanted List for Destroying Soviet Monuments

Published on February 13, 2024

MOSCOW/VILNIUS—Russian police have put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Lithuania’s culture minister, and members of the previous Latvian parliament on the wanted list, according to the Russian Interior Ministry’s database. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ms. Kallas was wanted for “desecration of historical memory.” Russian state agency TASS said the Baltic officials were accused of “destroying monuments to Soviet soldiers,” which is punishable by a 5-year prison term under the Russian criminal code. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have demolished most of their Soviet-era monuments, including those commemorating Soviet soldiers killed in World War Two....

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