[HIGHLIGHTS] The 'war of monuments' strains the relationship between Russia and the Baltic republics to the maximum

The relationship between Russia and the Baltic states has been strained for years. The Baltic states are the only ones in the EU not to have been part of the Soviet Union.

The relationship between the two countries is at an all-time high, according to a recent survey. The Russian government has been trying to remove Soviet-era monuments in the Baltics. The move is seen as an attempt to erase the memory of the USSR and its role in World War II, which began in the 1930s.