Event eda42f97-9406-4e16-b375-f9b6eeaba4ae

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Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Sanctions Country: Lithuania Country: Russia Country: Estonia Country: Latvia

Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2194643/russia-puts ...

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Event Time

1y ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Russia puts 29 Lithuanian politicians, public figures on wanted list

Short Summary: Russia has put 29 Lithuanian politicians and public figures, and some from other Baltic states, on its wanted list for actions related to the removal of Soviet-era monuments.

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Russia has placed Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairys, Klaipėda Mayor Arvydas Vaitkus, and other Lithuanian politicians and public figures on its wanted list, reportedly in connection to actions linked to the dismantling of Soviet monuments.

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Russia has placed Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairys, Klaipėda Mayor Arvydas Vaitkus, and several dozen other Lithuanian politicians and public figures on its wanted list, Mediazona, a Russian independent news website, reported on Tuesday.

It has emerged that Russia has announced a 'search' for 29 Lithuanian citizens linked to the dismantling of Soviet monuments and the January 15 Soviet crackdown case.

Lithuanian officials are under similar scrutiny, with 25 individuals, including Klaipėda’s Mayor Arvydas Vaitkus, his deputy, 13 city council members, officials, and two historians who supported removal or demolitions, appearing in the 'wanted database', the Mediazona report reads.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is also included in the wanted database.

These people are wanted among those accused of hostilities towards historical memory and our country,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

"I'm glad that my work to dismantle the ruins of Sovietisation has not gone unnoticed," Kairys told LRT on Tuesday.

Related URLs

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2194643/russia-puts-29-lithuanian-politicians-public-figures-on-wanted-list

Source

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2194643/russia-puts-29-lithuanian-politicians-public-figures-on-wanted-list

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