Conducted by RBK.
At the same time, he clarified that “he saw NATO leadership statement“about the possible involvement of the Russian Federation in the incident. According to the head of the Kremlin,” NATO in danger if the NATO leadership makes such statements. “
Putin added that he and the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz, who also participated in the forum, was flooded with questions about the Ryanair flight.
“Some kind of Roman Protasevich, I don’t know him and I don’t want to know him. Let him do what he wants – he fights against the Lukashenka regime, “he said.
Putin was asked if Russia would have planted a plane that is in transit through its territory if there was a person wanted in the Russian Federation on board. For example, they named a flight from London to Thailand.
“I won’t tell you,” the head of the Kremlin replied.
Ryanair plane flying from Athens to Vilnius made in Minsk on 23 May emergency landing allegedly due to a mining report (subsequently no explosives were found on board the vessel). “To escort” the plane on behalf of Alexander Lukashenko, who considers himself President of Belarus was raised fighter of the Belarusian Air Force.
After checking the board, the Belarusian special services removed from the flight and detained one of the founders of the Belarusian opposition Telegram channel NEXTA Protasevich and his girlfriend, a Russian woman, Sofia Sapega (in Minsk, several more people got off the plane, Ryanair suspects they were KGB agents Belarus, Lukashenka denies). Sapega was arrested, her and Protasevich recognized as political prisoners.
On the evening of May 24 a video with Protasevich appeared, in which he says that he is in remand prison No. 1 in Minsk, cooperates with the investigation and gives confessions “on the fact of organizing mass riots in Minsk.” In Europe, it was noted that on the face of a journalist traces of beating were visible.
The prosecution of Protasevich is associated with the Telegram channel NEXTA. The public gained widespread prominence last summer thanks to its lighting and coordination protestswhich began after the announcement presidential election results.
Countries ES, USA, Canada, Ukraine and other states condemned the actions of the Belarusian authorities and called for the immediate release of the detainees.
A number of countries have introduced restrictions on air traffic with Belarus… Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from May 26 He has made a decision stop air traffic with Belarus, but from May 29 banned Belarusian planes use the airspace of Ukraine. On June 4, the European Union closed all Belarusian airlines access to EU airspace and airports.
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