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

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.