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Ukraine bans Belarus flights over Lukashenka’s air piracy
A Belavia passenger jet pictured in Vilnius on May 24. (Scanpix Baltics via Reuters Connect)
Ukraine will ban air traffic with Belarus starting May 26 as the fallout continues from Sunday’s dramatic forced landing of an EU airliner and passenger abduction in Minsk. Ukraine joins EU member states in imposing tough flight restrictions on Belarus in response to the unprecedented incident, which has been widely branded as an act of “state-sponsored piracy” and a direct challenge to international security norms.
The backlash against Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka began almost immediately as news emerged on May 23 that the Belarusian authorities had engineered a fake bomb scare in order to divert a routine Ryanair flight traveling through Belarusian airspace on its way from Athens and Lithuanian capital Vilnius.
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The University of Witwatersrand (WITs) initiated the project, which is being carried out in partnership with the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Colorado State University (USA), ROSATOM (Russian Federation), and the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa), as well as international scientists, researchers, South African rhino owners, and veterinary experts.
Rosatom, the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, is a major sponsor and collaborator of this groundbreaking international technology cooperation between universities and nuclear organizations. The project was officially launched at the glorious Buffalo Kloof Private Game Reserve, a key partner in the project.