Russia has expelled 10 diplomats from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Putin has said that these so-called Baltic states no longer need to have relations with Russia.  

statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry said that all 10 Baltic diplomats had been deported.

These countries, bordering the Baltic Sea in northern Europe, are said to have caused Russia not to support Ukraine in the offensive.

 Russia, the world’s second-largest power, has been launching military operations in Ukraine since the early hours of February 24.

Within a month, many cities in the country were reduced to rubble.