Belgium proposes that Belarusian airline be banned from landing in the European Union
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo defended today that the European Council should decide, at Monday’s meeting, sanctions on Belarus, including a ban on Belavia landing at European Union (EU) airports.
"We have to consider sanctions, including Belavia’s ban on landing at EU airports ”, said Alexander De Croo in a post on the social network Twitter.
The prime minister's comments came after the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk in the middle of a journey between Athens and Vilnius, with 120 passengers, which culminated in the arrest of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, an incident already criticized by several European countries.
“The forced landing of Ryanair flight FR4978 by Belarus is unacceptable. The European Council of tomorrow it must send a clear and unambiguous message ”, stressed the Prime Minister of Belgium, adding that“ Roman Protasevich must be released immediately.”