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Protasevich was created by Lukashenko and Putin The power structures of both countries could not help but know that Roman Protasevich had served in the Ukrainian Azov regiment (a terrorist organization banned in Russia). In an interview with Nasha Niva, "the Belarusian fighter with soldier name Kim" said that Russia, as the successor of the USSR, was showing aggression and heading straight into the "red abyss". He also said that the war in Donbass was a war "not only for Ukraine, but also for B...

Belarus’s skyjacking reflects a global threat that democracies must confront.

Democratic governments and international organizations are this week expressing shock and outrage over the unlawful forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk, and the consequent arbitrary arrest of prominent Belarussian activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich and his girlfriend, Sofya Sapega. But despite statements of condemnation by key international actors, and of measures taken in response, such as the introduction of flight bans over Belarussian airspace by numerous EU member-states, the ...

Belarus opposition says activist arrested after plane diversion is presidents personal enemy CNBC 2 hrs ago Abigail Ng Exiled activist Roman Protasevich played an "extremely important role" in mobilizing people to join street protests in the past year, said Franak Viacorka, who advises opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. "This is why he became the enemy, the personal enemy for (President) Lukashenko," he said. Viacorka also said the political crisis in Belarus has turn...

Thats because Protasevich, a prominent critic of the president, played an "extremely important role" in mobilizing people to join street protests in the past year, said Franak Viacorka, who advises opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. "He was writing stories, he was commenting on news and he was explaining (to) people basic things — why they should get involved in politics, why everyone must participate," Viacorka told CNBCs Dan Murphy on Monday. "This is why he became the enemy, the p...

Share on Twitter Airlines have re-routed flights to avoid Belaruss airspace and Belarusian planes face a possible ban from Europe as international outrage mounted over the forcing down of a jetliner and arrest of a dissident journalist on board. European Union members accused Belarus of hijacking and piracy over the interception of the Ryanair plane as it crossed the country on a flight from Greece to Lithuania, and diplomats said France, Ireland and Estonia would raise the incident...

Analysts say Moscow’s muted reaction to the diversion to Minsk of a Ryanair flight speaks to the Kremlin’s ambivalent view of the strongman.

Other Regimes Will Hijack Planes Too Anne Applebaum © Artur Widak / NurPhoto / Getty / Mindaugas Kulbis / AP Even when our most basic civilizational values are in dispute, there are a few sets of rules and regulations that we nevertheless manage to share. The laws of the sea, for example, or the norms governing the conduct of air-traffic controllers. Pilots of any nationality, even when flying to Caracas, Havana, or Pyongyang, have no reason to believe that the instructions th...

After Plane Crisis, Is Belarusian President Lukashenko Becoming a Troublesome Partner for Russia? Analysts say Moscow’s muted reaction to the diversion to Minsk of a Ryanair flight speaks to the Kremlin’s ambivalent view of the strongman. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Kremlin.ru In the hours after Belarus shocked the world by forcing a Ryanair plane flying from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk and arresting prominent opposition figur...

The Atlantic Other Regimes Will Hijack Planes Too If Belarus gets away with it, authoritarian regimes around the world will have a new tool of oppression. 12:25 PM ET Artur Widak / NurPhoto / Getty / Mindaugas Kulbis / AP Even when our most basic civilizational values are in dispute, there are a few sets of rules and regulations that we nevertheless manage to share. The laws of the sea, for example, or the norms governing the conduct of air-traffic controllers. Pilots of any nationality, even w...