EU agrees new Belarus sanctions after plane arrest
EU agrees new Belarus sanctions after plane arrest The EU has decided to ban Belarusian airlines from European skies after a flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday and an dissident journalist arrested. At a meeting in Brussels, the leaders of the 27 member states also told EU airlines not to fly over Belarus, and promised further economic sanctions. Roman Protasevich, 26, was on a flight from Greece to Lithuania which was rerouted over a supposed bomb threat. Western countries accused Belarus of "hijacking" the Ryanair plane. A video has now emerged of Mr Protasevich that appears to have bee...
Source: msn.com