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Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell on Monday called for an international investigation after Belarus forced a Ryanair passenger jet to land in Minsk, in an apparent effort to arrest an activist journalist
Angela Merkel says Belarus' story 'completely implausible' dw.com 2 hrs ago © Provided by dw.com The plane was searched in Belarus after it was forced to land Chancellor Merkel on Monday dismissed Minsk's explanation for having forced an airliner to land in Belarus and arresting a dissident on board. "We have seen a forced landing that led to the arrest," Merkel said as she arrived at an EU summit where sanctions will be discussed. "All other explanations for the landing of this Ryanair flight are completely implausible." Supporters fear for safety of arrested Belarusian activist Replay ...
Angela Merkel says Belarus' story 'completely implausible' Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed Belarus's explanation over the forced landing of a passenger flight and the arrest of a critical journalist. EU leaders are discussing additional sanctions against Belarus. Watch video 00:45 Merkel: 'All the explanations are implausible' Chancellor Merkel on Monday dismissed Minsk's explanation for having forced an airliner to land in Belarus and arresting a dissident on board. "We have seen a forced landing that led to the arrest," Merkel said as she arrived at an EU summit where sanctions will ...
Germany summons Belarus ambassador over forced landing and arrest Germany summoned the Belarusian ambassador over the forced landing of a passenger flight and the arrest of a critical journalist. EU leaders are set to discuss additional sanctions against Belarus. The plane was searched in Belarus after it was forced to land "The explanations given so far by the Belarusian government for the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk are absurd and not credible," German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday. The minister said Minsk needed to be transparent about the welfare of activist jo...
Opinion: COVID vaccine patents are not the issue US President Biden's push to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents has led to mixed responses in Europe. This discussion, however, will not lead to more vaccines. It is just misleading, writes Bernd Riegert. Protecting intellectual property is key for innovative research, critics of the patent waiver idea say Waiving vaccine producer patents, vaccinating the world more quickly against COVID-19 — those are the popular demands that have already been made by 100 nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since October 2020. It is not entirely clea...