Estonia, Lithuania protests Russia’s list of wanted politicians

Lithuania’s foreign ministry on Wednesday issued a protest to Moscow after Russian police on Tuesday put Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairys and other politicians on a wanted list for destroying Soviet-era monuments.
The ministry said in a statement, “These Russian decisions contradict the generally recognised norms of international law, show efforts to falsify the past and show disrespect to the historical memory of Lithuania.”
Vilnius also demanded that its politicians be removed from the list.
The wanted list also included Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Estonian State Secretary Taimar Peterkop, according to a Russian Interior Ministry database.