Authorities in an Estonian border city have put up a large placard with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin captioned "war criminal," in dimensions big enough so it can be seen from neighbouring Russia, according to local media.
The placard was put up on the exterior walls of the medieval Hermann Castle in Narva, Estonia's third-largest city in the north-east of the country that sits on the border to Russia.
The poster shows a bloodstained portrait of Putin and is captioned "Putin - War Criminal."
The poster, which is several metres long, is visible from the nearby Russian city of Ivangorod, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Thursday.
Thursday marks 79 years since the former Soviet Union, together with the United States and other allied powers, defeated Nazi Germany during World War II.
Estonia was part of the Russian-dominated Soviet Union until regaining independence in 1991. Estonia is now part of NATO and the European Union.
Narva in Estonia and Ivangoro in Russia are only separated by the Narva River, which also makes up the EU's external border.
Like the year before, the poster was placed directly opposite the Russian riverbank, where a stage has been set up for the May 9 celebrations.
"Our message is simple: in Narva there is a border between a free Europe and a terrorist Russia, where on one side there is the rule of law, democracy and freedom of expression, and on the other there is censorship, destruction of human things and violence," Estonian Culture Minister Heidy Purga was quoted as saying in a press release.