VILNIUS—Lithuania is working to confirm the identities of the passengers who disembarked from a diverted Ryanair plane after it was forced to land in Belarus, the chief of Lithuania’s criminal police said on Friday. Dissident Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, 26, and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega, 23, were arrested when the plane landed. But three other…
Biden Orders Options to Hold Belarus Accountable for Diverting Plane With Journalist
President Joe Biden on Monday ordered his administration to develop options to punish the strongman regime in Belarus for diverting a Ryanair flight in order to detain an activist journalist. “I welcome the news that the European Union has called for targeted economic sanctions and other measures, and have asked my team to develop appropriate…
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The White House demands an investigation into the RyanAir flight that was diverted to Belarus, the U.S. advises Americans to avoid travel to Japan ahead of the Olympics, and the CDC reviews reports of heart inflammation in young people vaccinated against COVID-19.
5 Passengers Did Not Reach Vilnius After Forced Belarus Landing
VILNIUS—Five passengers on board a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius that was intercepted by a Belarusian warplane and forced to land in Minsk on Sunday did not reach their final destination, Lithuanian officials said on Monday. Belarus’s action, which resulted in the detention of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich who had been on board, drew…
Minutes to Touchdown: The Moment a Belarusian Dissident Knew His Time Was Up
VILNIUS—Ryanair Flight 4978 had already begun its descent into the Lithuanian capital when the pilot announced that the plane would be suddenly diverting to Minsk, capital of neighboring Belarus. There was no explanation. But one of the passengers aboard the Boeing 737 reacted immediately, standing up from his seat, reaching into the overhead locker, pulling…
Belarus Opposition Figure Detained When Flight Diverted
KYIV, Ukraine—A prominent opponent of Belarus’ authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the opposition is calling a hijacking operation by the government. The presidential press service said President Alexander Lukashenko personally ordered that a MiG-29 fighter jet…
Ryanair Cut Flights, Lashes Out at UK, Irish Governments Over New Lockdowns
Ryanair has announced significant cuts to its flight schedules in response to the new lockdown and travel restrictions imposed by the UK and Irish governments to curb the spread of the CCP virus. These new cutbacks will reduce its flight schedules from Thursday, Jan. 21 through to March. As a result, “few, if any flights”…
Ryanair Cuts Flights, Lashes Out at UK, Irish Governments Over New Lockdowns
Ryanair has announced significant cuts to its flight schedules in response to the new lockdown and travel restrictions imposed by the UK and Irish governments to curb the spread of the CCP virus. These new cutbacks will reduce its flight schedules from Thursday, Jan. 21 through to March. As a result, “few, if any flights”…
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