NATO has called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately and unconditionally free Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, who is a citizen of Russia. Allies call on Belarus to respect fundamental human rights and freedoms.
14:57, 25.05.21
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Ukraine is to halt air traffic with Belarus from 00:00 Kyiv time on May 26, 2021.
REUTERS
The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus has sent a note of protest to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine over the decision to terminate air traffic.
This was reported on the Belarusian embassy s website. This note says that the Belarusian side was surprised at the Ukrainian side s decision to terminate air traffic between Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus over an aircraft incident that has nothing to do with Ukraine, it said.
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Ukraine is to halt air traffic with Belarus from 00:00 Kyiv time on May 26, 2021. What is more, Ukrainian airlines and aircraft will not be allowed to fly in Belarusian airspace.
The editorial policy will remain unchanged / Photo from UNIAN, by Volodymyr Hontar
CEO of Dragon Capital Tomas Fiala has become the new owner of the Ukrayinska Pravda online newspaper.
This was announced by Dragon Capital on May 26, 2021. Olena Prytula, the founding editor of online media Ukrayinska Pravda (UP), and Tomas Fiala, the CEO of Dragon Capital, announced today an agreement under which a 100% stake in the publication and related assets will be transferred to the Dragon Capital group of companies, the announcement said.
The parties also agreed that the editorial policy of Ukrayinska Pravda and its operational principles will remain unchanged.
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U.S., European allies call for ban on all overflight of Belarus after forced landing of Ryanair plane
10:15, 24.05.21
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The Belarusian authorities on May 23 forcedly landed a plane heading from Athens to Vilnius and arrested journalist Roman Protasevich, who was on board the plane.
The Lukashenko regime forcefully lands a Ryanair flight to arrest a journalist / Photo from t.me/tutby official
The United States and European allies have called for a ban on all overflight of Belarus after a forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk, Belarus. We call for an immediate inquiry to be held by the International Civil Aviation Organisation [ICAO] into this clear violation of free transit between states and the threats to the aircraft, says a joint statement issued by U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.).