Posted on 02/13/2024 7:19:47 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Russian police have put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Lithuania's culture minister and members of the previous Latvian parliament on a wanted list, according to the Russian Interior Ministry's database.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kallas was wanted for the "desecration of historical memory".
Russian state agency TASS said the Baltic officials were accused of "destroying monuments to Soviet soldiers", acts that are punishable by a 5-year prison term under the Russian criminal code.
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: "This is only the beginning."
"Crimes against the memory of the world's liberators from Nazism and fascism must be prosecuted," she said.
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This is the news story all Americans are talking about…
The proper response would be for the Baltic countries to erect memorials honoring the victims of fascist invasion and subjugation, at the hands of both Hitler AND Stalin, Hitler’s ally.
So if someone decided to destroy that monument to Karl Marx in Seattle you’d be okay with the Russians issuing arrest warrants?
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“ This is the news story all Americans are talking about…”
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Yes, this latest posting by ‘De Minimus’ has take my focus off of Taylor Swift!
Putin built a statue in Moscow in tribute to Fidel Castro last year.
Like MS-13 "liberating" turf previously held by the Crips.
Seems the EU has been corrupted by the US current juvenile ways. Erase history. The Ukies have bought into the Western ways, gay marriage, rainbow flags, trans XYZ’s but have a problem- their statues and street names to the infamous Ukie Nazi- Bandera, a national hero.
Wanna bet they don’t tear down all the Bandera monuments? …..Vlad promised to “ de- Nazify” the Ukies, let’s hope he can do just that.
Estonia doesn’t belong to Russia.
Another story close to zero Americans give a damn about.
bttt
There’s one where a guy celebrating takes the statue to the head.
He’s a vegetable now.
Estonia doesn’t belong to Russia. Neither does Lithuania.
The Russians obviously are trying to bully Estonia. That is wrong and should be resisted. But I don’t think it was a good idea for Estonia to destroy a monument to World War II war dead. That was for Estonians who died in World War II too. And the Russians who were honored by the memorial had nothing to do with the war with Ukraine. While Russia is wrong to issue these charges, Estonia was wrong in pulling down the World War II monument.
It’s hard to tell if a statue falling on the head of a leftist would actually cause marked damage.
Estonia doesn’t belong to Russia. They can do whatever the hell they want with the statues. It’s their country.
He’s permanently disabled, so nothing is different.
I guess he can’t loot or commit violent acts anymore…
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