Mired in Minsk: EU summit hijacked by Belarus
EU heads of state and government were supposed to spend a summit dinner contemplating relations with their two most ...
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European Union leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion
The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions against Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and ...
Belarus Is Isolated as Other Countries Move to Ban Flights
MOSCOW — The tray tables were being raised and the seat backs returned to their upright positions as passengers ...
Explainer: What was behind a jet’s diversion to Belarus?
The diversion of a Ryanair flight to Lithuania by Belarus, leading to the arrest of an opposition journalist who ...
E.U. Urges Airlines to Shun Belarus Airspace and Moves to Ban Belarusian Carriers
The European Union on Monday called on all E.U.- based airlines to stop flying over Belarus and began the ...
E.U. leaders are meeting now to consider new sanctions against Belarus.
The chorus of condemnation and outrage from across the European Union swelled on Monday as leaders began discussing possible ...
EU leaders back Belarus sanctions over forced landing of Ryanair plane
In response to the interception of a passenger jet by Belarus, EU leaders on Monday demanded the release of ...
Merkel demands immediate release of Belarus activist and partner
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Belarus to immediately release opposition activist Roman Protasevich and his partner, as she ...
Belarus grows more isolated as countries weigh punishment for the Ryanair flight force-down.
A day after it brazenly forced down a commercial airline so it could seize a dissident journalist traveling on ...
Pressure mounts on Belarus over forced landing to arrest dissident
The Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius carrying dissident journalist Roman Protasevich was diverted while in Belarusian airspace on ...