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May 25, 2021 09:17:43 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the actions of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Sunday in detaining opposition journalist Roman Protasevich.
Lukashenko’s security forces allegedly reported a false bomb threat on a Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania. The flight was forced to redirect outside of EU airspace to Minsk, where Belarusian security forces arrested Protasevich. According to the BBC, Protasevich’s girlfriend Seofia Sapega was also arrested. Sapega is a Russian citizen studying in Lithuania.
Blinken demanded Protasevich’s immediate release and stated:
Independent media are an essential pillar supporting the rule of law and a vital component of a democratic society. The United States once again condemns the Lukashenka regime’s ongoing harassment and arbitrary detention of journalists. We stand with the Belarusian people in their aspirations for a free, democratic, and prosperous future and support t
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E.U. leaders are meeting now to consider new sanctions against Belarus.
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Charles Michel, president of the European Council, called the forced grounding of a Ryanair passenger flight by a Belarus fighter jet an “international scandal.”
Tonight we will have the opportunity to tackle the international topics, and especially Belarus will be on the agenda. What happened yesterday is an international scandal. Life of European civilians were at risk yesterday. This is not acceptable. And it’s why we put the debate on sanctions on the table of the European Council. We are preparing different options, different possible measures. And I hope tonight we can take decisions on that.
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The decision was taken at a government meeting.
Ukraine terminates flight connection with Belarus from Wednesday, May 26. The relevant decision was taken at a government meeting on Tuesday, said Prime Minister
Denis Shmygal. From 00:00 on May 26, Ukraine terminates flight connection with Belarus, Shmygal wrote in his telegram channel.
The Ukrainian Cabinet considers the incident with the plane in Minsk a violation of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the prime minister said. The government instructed the Ministry of infrastructure, the State aviation service and Ukraerorukh to take the necessary measures for this, Denis Shmygal specified.
In addition, Ukrainian airlines and aircraft will be banned from crossing the airspace of the Republic of Belarus.