Ukraine is begging the west for more military support, and the people of Lithuania are answering the call

Vilnius city officials have a penchant for taunting Russia's President, evidenced by the banner that has hung above the city hall for more than a year. (ABC News: Adrian Wilson)

More than 12 months before the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes, the city authorities in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius made it clear where they thought the Russian President belonged.

In March last year, they draped a giant banner over the top of the city hall's office tower that read "Putin, The Hague is Waiting for You".