Minsk, Belarus — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Wednesday that “attacks” on the country have crossed “red lines” after the diversion of a Ryanair flight over Belarusian airspace sparked a global outcry.
The Athens-to-Vilnius flight carrying a wanted opposition activist was forced to make a landing in Minsk on Sunday over a supposed bomb scare, prompting several EU carriers to stop flights over Belarus.
“As we predicted, our ill-wishers at home and abroad have changed their methods of attacking the state,” Lukashenko said in an address to members of parliament, the Belta state-run news agency reported.
“They have crossed many red lines and crossed boundaries…
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