Moscow has launched a criminal investigation into Estonia’s Kaja Kallas over the destruction of Soviet WWII memorials

Russian authorities have issued arrest warrants for Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop, over their roles in the demolition of Soviet WWII memorials in the Baltic state. Kallas announced in 2022 that the Estonian government had decided to remove all Soviet symbols from public areas “as soon as possible.”

Estonia as well as neighboring Latvia and Lithuania have increasingly targeted Soviet-era war monuments in recent years, describing them as symbols of occupation. The campaign has intensified since the start of Russia’s offensive against Ukraine in February 2022.

On Tuesday, TASS quoted unnamed Russian security officials as confirming that a “criminal case has been launched against Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop over the destruction and damaging of memorials to Soviet warriors.”

Kallas claimed in August 2022 that hundreds of remaining Soviet monuments in Estonia served as a reminder of historical “wounds,” especially in the context of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, and therefore had to be removed.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused the Estonian government of waging “war with a common history.”

(non-archived version link: https://www.rt.com/russia/592373-russia-issues-arrest-warrant-estonian-pm/ )

  • Kirbywithwhip1987
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    9 months ago

    Finally, this biznatch needs to shut the fuck up already. I literally can’t listen even 1 word of what she says. I heard the stuff she’s saying a couple of times on Ukraine updates and ShitLiberalsSay and every single time she opens her mouth you will hear the most vile nazi stuff. And of course, along with SS worship in Baltics in general, not to mention the treatment of minorities in Estonia and what they want to do with Russian minority.

    She needs to get thrown in the most deserted and remote gulag in Siberia as she often whines that her nazi-collaborator ancestors were. I can’t fucking stand these 3 chihuahuas anymore, they’re more annoying than even USA politicians(at least some of them are funny sometimes), meanwhile every single time I hear any statement from Baltic or Poland for that matter, my blood just boils ugh.

    Ok I’m done for today lmao.