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Belarus’ isolation grows as Europe cuts air links over diverted airplane ‘TIME TO ACT’: Suspension of flights over Belarus will not solve the real problem, an opposition leader said, calling on the global community to take further action AFP, MINSK Belarus’ regime was increasingly isolated yesterday, as Europe cut air links and calls grew for more action over its diversion of an airliner and arrest of a dissident on board. After weathering a wave of protests and Western sanctions last year, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was facin...

Detained journalist Protasevich says cooperating with investigation in video message posted online MINSK. May 25 (Interfax) - A video message recorded by the former editor-in-chief of the Nexta Telegram channel Roman Protasevich, who was detained in Minsk on Sunday, has been published online. "I'm now at Detention Facility No. 1 in the city of Minsk. I can say that I don't have any health problems - neither problems related to the heart or any other organs. Officers are treating me as politely as possible and in line with the law," Protasevich said in his message. "I'm continuing to cooperate...

US and EU will hold Lukashenko regime accountable, Sullivan tells Tikhanovskaya US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan "strongly condemned the brazen and dangerous grounding of a Ryanair flight between two EU member states on May 23 and the subsequent removal and detention of journalist Roman Protasevich" MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan discussed the situation with the grounding of a Ryanair flight in Minsk with former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the White House said in a statement. Sullivan "strongly condemned the brazen an...

The United Nations Security Council will hold a behind-closed-doors meeting on Wednesday over the diversion of a Ryanair plane to Belarus and the subsequent arrest of a journalist, Euronews has learned. Several diplomats said the meeting, which will be virtual, was demanded by France, Ireland and Estonia. France is a permanent member of the security council along with the United States, United Kingdom, China, and Russia. Ireland and Estonia are non-permanent members this year. It comes after European Union leaders agreed on a set of sanctions to be laid against Belarus, including banning i...

Biden condemned the incident with a Ryanair jet and the detention of Roman Protasevich, describing this as a direct affront to international norms