Russia places Estonian Prime Minister Kallas on a needed record | EUROtoday
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Russia has put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on a needed record, an official register confirmed Tuesday, as tensions soar between Russia and the West over Ukraine.
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Kallas’ identify appeared on the Interior Ministry’s register of individuals needed in reference to prison fees. It didn’t specify what fees Kallas was dealing with.
It is the primary time the ministry has put a international chief on a needed record.
Kallas has been a powerful supporter of Ukraine, spearheading efforts to extend navy help to Kyiv and tighten sanctions in opposition to Russia.
She additionally has angered Moscow by pushing for the elimination of monuments to Soviet World War II troopers. Russia has legal guidelines criminalizing the “rehabilitation of Nazis” that embody clauses punishing the desecration of conflict memorials.
Estonian Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop was additionally placed on the needed record, in keeping with the register.
The strikes seem to replicate an try by Moscow to up the ante because it faces stress from NATO allies as combating in Ukraine nears the two-year mark, however means little in sensible phrases as Russia-West contacts have been frozen through the battle.
There was no rapid response to the transfer from the Estonian authorities.
(AP)
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