By Press Association 2021
Security use a sniffer dog to check the luggage of passengers on the Ryanair plane carrying opposition figure Roman Pratasevich
It is “very difficult to believe” the arrest of a prominent critic of the Belarus regime from a Ryanair flight could have taken place “without at least the acquiescence of the authorities in Moscow”, the Foreign Secretary has said.
Aircraft have been instructed to avoid Belarusian air space following the “state-sponsored hijack” of the flight on Sunday.
Dominic Raab said that although the situation was not yet clear, the relationship between Minsk and Moscow suggested Russian leaders may have been aware of the plans in advance.
Politics latest news: No 10 denies Boris Johnson missed emergency Covid meetings to write Shakespeare biography
Read full article
Oops!
Boris Johnson did not miss crucial meetings on the Government s emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic because he was working on a book, Downing Street has insisted.
The Prime Minister s official spokesman said he was not aware of Mr Johnson doing any work on a biography of William Shakespeare while in office.
No 10 faced questions today after a
Sunday Times report suggested Government officials are concerned Dominic Cummings will use an appearance before MPs on Wednesday to accuse Mr Johnson of missing key meetings on the crisis because of the biography.
By Press Association 2021
Security use a sniffer dog to check the luggage of passengers on the Ryanair plane carrying opposition figure Roman Pratasevich
It is “very difficult to believe” the arrest of a prominent critic of the Belarus regime from a Ryanair flight could have taken place “without at least the acquiescence of the authorities in Moscow”, the Foreign Secretary has said.
Aircraft have been instructed to avoid Belarusian air space following the “state-sponsored hijack” of the flight on Sunday.
Dominic Raab said that although the situation was not yet clear, the relationship between Minsk and Moscow suggested Russian leaders may have been aware of the plans in advance.
By Press Association 2021
Security use a sniffer dog to check the luggage of passengers on the Ryanair plane carrying opposition figure Roman Pratasevich
It is “very difficult to believe” the arrest of a prominent critic of the Belarus regime from a Ryanair flight could have taken place “without at least the acquiescence of the authorities in Moscow”, the Foreign Secretary has said.
Aircraft have been instructed to avoid Belarusian air space following the “state-sponsored hijack” of the flight on Sunday.
Dominic Raab said that although the situation was not yet clear, the relationship between Minsk and Moscow suggested Russian leaders may have been aware of the plans in advance.
Aircraft have been instructed to avoid Belarusian airspace following the “state-sponsored hijack” of a Ryanair flight to enable the arrest of a prominent critic of Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said further sanctions are being considered against the Lukashenko administration – including the suspension of energy pipelines in Belarus – and Belarus’s ambassador in London had been summoned for a dressing down.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he has instructed the Civil Aviation Authority to request airlines avoid Belarusian airspace “in order to keep passengers safe”.
He also suspended the operating permit for Belavia, the country’s state-owned airline.