Baltics block Slovakia's Fico from using airspace to get to Russia for May 9
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said they will not let Fico fly through their airspace, forcing him to find another route to Moscow.
- On Saturday, April 18, Lithuania and Latvia announced they will not allow Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to fly through their territories to Moscow for Russia's Victory Day celebrations in May.
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban are widely regarded as Russia's closest allies within the European Union, with Fico attending the Moscow celebration last year despite boycott calls.
- Criticizing the airspace ban, Fico stated, "Member states of the European Union do not allow the Prime Minister of another member state of the European Union to fly to these territories."
- Fico stated he will "definitely find another route" to Moscow, noting he faced similar restrictions when Estonia blocked his flight path last year.
- Slovakia has threatened to veto the European Union's 20th sanctions package against Russia unless Bratislava receives assurances regarding the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies Russian oil via Ukraine.
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Ukraine applauds the Baltics' refusal to allow Fico to use its airspace to travel to Moscow
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga welcomed the decision of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania not to allow Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fizo's plane to Russia.
The government plane of the Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico, will not be able to fly over the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, members of the EU and NATO , when flying towards Moscow , to participate in the commemoration of the World War to which he plans to attend on 9 May . «Fico will not receive permission to use Estonian airspace for a flight to Moscow» , announced the Estonian Foreign Minister, Margus Tsahkna, in Tallinn . Pr…
The Baltic states remain in line: As in the previous year, Robert Fico should not be allowed to use airspace on his way to Moscow. His planned visit will thus once again become a political centre.
Prime Minister Robert Fico will participate in Russia's commemoration of the end of World War II in Moscow.
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