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Updated with details 11.22am -  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Wednesday he had acted "lawfully to protect people" by diverting a Ryanair flight over Belarusian airspace, an act that sparked a global outcry. The Athens-to-Vilnius flight carrying a wanted opposition activist was forced to make a landing in Minsk on Sunday over a supposed bomb scare, prompting several EU carriers to stop flights over Belarus. "I acted lawfully to protect our people," Lukashenko said in an address to members of parliament, the Belta state-run news agency reported. The strongman leader, who has r...

Alexander Lukashenko accuses west of launching ‘hybrid modern war’ over arrest of journalist

Belarus did not force the plane to land at its own initiative, it was following the appropriate rules in case of receiving a threat, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Wednesday he had acted "lawfully to protect people" by diverting a Ryanair flight over Belarusian airspace, an act that sparked a global outcry.

The actions taken by Belarus in this situation were completely correct, Lukashenko believes