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E.U. Squeezes Belarus Leader For 'Hijacking'.

Authors :
TROIANOVSKI, ANTON
Nechepurenko, Ivan
Dapkus, Tomas
Reed, Stanley
Stevis-Gridneff, Matina
Pronczuk, Monika
Source :
New York Times. 5/25/2021, Vol. 170 Issue 59069, pA1-A11. 2p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article reports on the call of European Union (EU) leaders for EU airlines not to fly over Belarus and to ban Belarusian airlines from flying over the EU airspace or landing on its airports on May 24, 2021. Topics discussed include the role of the state-sponsored hijacking by Belarus of Ryanair Flight 4978 on May 23 in the call, EU sanctions facing Belarus President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko for rights violations, and the move by the president to further tighten restrictions on dissent.

Subjects

Subjects :
BELARUS

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
170
Issue :
59069
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
150480464