The Irish Times view on the Belarus jet interception: Lukashenko must be held to account
Minsk has also thrown down a challenge to European states – one that demands a robust response
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Minsk has also thrown down a challenge to European states – one that demands a robust response
Russian secret service agents may have been on diverted Ryanair flight, Coveney says Journalist Roman Protasevich was detained on Sunday after the flight was diverted to Minsk. By AFP Monday 24 May 2021, 8:40 AM 2 hours ago 21,924 Views 27 Comments The Ryanair plane with registration number SP-RSM, carrying opposition figure Raman Pratusevich, which was diverted yesterday Image: Mindaugas Kulbis/AP/Press Association Images The Ryanair pl...
Paris has said that it has not excluded the possibility that the airspace over Belarus may be shut to EU planes after the recent forced landing of a Ryanair flight, Clement Beaune, Minister of State for European Affairs, said on Monday. "We will take all measures to eliminate dangers to European citizens during air travel," he told the BFM TV channel. "One such measure can be closing down the airspace over Belarus to EU planes." According to Beaune, "the measures against Minsk will be considered by EU leaders in Brussels this evening." Paris’ top diplomat reported that nine French citizens ...
There has been an international outcry from world leaders after Belarus forced a passenger plane carrying an activist to divert and land in its capital. Dissident journalist Roman Protasevich was detained after the flight was pulled from its Athens-to-Vilnius route, accompanied by a fighter jet. Among others, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki denounced Belarus's actions as 'an act of state terrorism'. Minsk – Belarus forced a passenger plane carrying a wanted opposition activist to divert and land in its capital, provoking a furious outcry from world leaders who described it as an ...
Russian air carriers fly normally over Belarus - regulator Flights of Russian airlines to Belarus and across its airspace are made in normal conditions in the context of available arrangements based on the bilateral air service agreement, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency says Minsk National Airport© Valery Sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, May 24. /TASS/. Russian air carriers are flying routinely via Belarus and to Belarus, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency reports on Monday. "Flights of Russian airlines to Belarus and across its airspace are made in normal conditions in the context o...