Russia is preparing for a military confrontation with the West within the next decade and could be deterred by a counter build-up of armed forces, Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service said on Tuesday.
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Russia puts leader of NATO member Estonia on a wanted list over removal of Soviet-era monuments
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... Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, numerous monuments to Red Army soldiers have been taken down in former Soviet countries.
Estonia's prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era World War II monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West soar amid the war in Ukraine.
The name of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas appeared on the Russian Interior Ministry's list of people wanted on unspecified criminal charges. While independent Russian news outlet Mediazona first reported Tuesday that Kallas was on the list, it said she has been on it for a while. The list includes scores of officials and lawmakers from other Baltic nations.
Kallas responded to the move Tuesday, saying it was "nothing surprising."
In a post on X, she added: "This is yet more proof that I am doing the right thing " the #EUs strong support to #Ukraine is a success and it hurts Russia."
The move was related to her efforts to remove World War II monuments, other Russian officials said. ...
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