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NATO: Jens Stoltenberg warns Russia and Belarus NATOs secretary general has cautioned Russia and Belarus against destabilizing activities. Belarus will be on the agenda of the upcoming NATO summit to be attended by the US president and German chancellor. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Moscow and Minsk Sunday against activities that would destabilize the alliances eastern flank in an interview with German newspaper Welt am Sonntag ahead ...

NATO warns Russia, Belarus against threatening allies ​ By IANS | ​ 0 Views NATO presence in Afghanistan conditions-based: Stoltenberg. Image Source: IANS News Brussels, June 6 : NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Sundaywarned Russia and Belarus against threatening the alliances allies, following the forced landing of a passenger plane within the European Union (EU0 by Belarusian authorities. "We are of course ready, in an emergency, to protect and defend any ally against any kind...

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority has introduced a ban on the overflight of Greek airspace and on access to Greek airports by Belarusian carriers.

The move follows Belarus's grounding of a Ryanair flight to arrest a dissident journalist.

Last Updated: Germany Calls Detained Activists Interview disgrace For Belarusian Leadership Germany slammed the Belarusian government for an interview shown on state television with journalist Roman Protasevich, who was detained last month. IMAGE: AP/TWITTER Germany on June 4 slammed the Belarusian government for an interview shown on state television with journalist Roman Protasevich, who was detained after his plane was forced to land in Minsk. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert...

Franak Viačorka, a colleague of Roman Protasevich, told Insider that the young journalist was always afraid of being captured by the KGB.

VLADIMIR Putin has refused to rule out using a warplane to force a flight from London carrying an opponent to land in Russia.The Kremlin strongm

Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said: “All such videos are shot under pressure.”

At a rare public appearance, the Russian leader said US rioters “were not looters or thieves” and refused to say if he would down a plane to arrest a dissident.

BBC News Published image captionBelarusian airline Belavia flies to some 20 airports in Europe The EU has banned Belarusian planes from its skies or accessing its airports after the forced grounding of a Ryanair flight. European airlines are also being strongly encouraged to avoid flying over the ex-Soviet country. But some airline bodies have criticised the EU for "politicising" air travel. Roman Protasevich, 26, was on a flight from Greece to Lithuania on 23 May which was rerouted over a supp...