(ANSA) - VILNIUS, JUL 21 - Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, took a stand against Russia's invasion of Ukraine by placing a cardboard cutout of Vladimir Putin in jail inside one of the cells of the century-old Lukiskes Prison. The installation can be seen on a virtual tour of the prison provided by Google Street View technology, said to Go Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital's official tourism and business development agency.

The project was created by Go Vilnius, the city's official tourism and business development agency, the authors of the Lukiskes Prison 2.0 conversion, and Elijas Slezas, a virtual photography artist.

"Vilnius has been an active protester against Russia's aggression since February, helping the war refugees and supporting humanitarian, financial, and other war relief missions. Lukiškės Prison 2.0 was chosen as a platform for the installation because, despite its difficult past, it is creating a new vision for its future," said Inga Romanovskienė, Director at Go Vilnius. "The symbolic imprisonment of Putin allows Vilnius to express its firm stance against aggression, captivity, and autocracy, while its virtual form invites people with the same values to join in," she underscored. (ANSA).