Lithuania protests Russia's wanted list targeting politicians

Lithuania's foreign ministry on Wednesday issued a protest to Moscow after Russian police on Tuesday put Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairys and other politicians on a wanted list for destroying Soviet-era monuments.

"These Russian decisions contradict the generally recognised norms of international law, show efforts to falsify the past and show disrespect to the historical memory of Lithuania", the ministry said in a statement. Vilnius also demanded that its politicians be removed from the list.

The wanted list also included Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Estonian State Secretary Taimar Peterkop, according to a Russian Interior Ministry database. (Reporting By Andrius Sytas, writing by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)