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In the absence of resentment in the world over the crash landing of an airliner in Minsk, close allies gathered for “informal talks” on the second day.
“Yesterday was a day of formal negotiations and today an informal one,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said of the meetings at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. According to him, Putin and Lukashenko “took advantage of the good weather” and “went for a boat trip.”
On the second day of the meeting, Putin and Lukashenko set sail
The Pegrogo account of the Telegram platform, close to the press service of the President of Belarus, distributed on board a photo of presidents dressed from everyday life, as can be predicted.
Talks on Saturday focused on economic cooperation and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Peskov said.
However, there was also talk of the events last Sunday in Belarus, when a military fighter plane was lifted to divert and forcibly land a Ryanair airliner piloted by opposition journalist Raman Pratasevic and his Russian friend.
‘TO. “Lukashenko provided the Russian president with details of what happened on the Ryanair plane,” Peskov said.
He also stressed that Moscow “was not indifferent” to the fate of the detained journalist’s friend, Sofia Sapega, who is a Russian citizen.
On the second day of the meeting, Putin and Lukashenko set sail
In response to the plane’s forced landing, the United States announced sanctions on the regime on Friday, and the European Union has asked the bloc’s airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace and promises new sanctions.
According to the Kremlin, Lukashenko did not seek additional financial help from Moscow. Neighboring countries intend to “organize air transport” between countries following the restrictions imposed by the EU.
Peskov reiterated that Moscow was calling for an “in-depth investigation” into the plane’s diversion after accusing the West of drawing “hasty conclusions.”
On Saturday, Igor Cerginets, director of Belarusian airline Belavia, criticized the EU restrictions, calling it “a complete violation of the fundamentals of democracy.”
“Innocent Belavia is being punished before the normal investigation begins. Cowards,” he wrote on Facebook.
The 27-nation media freedom coalition, which includes the United States, Britain and several EU countries, called on Belarus on Saturday to release dissident journalist and activist R. Pratasevičius, 26.
“These shocking and unprecedented actions amount to a direct attack on press freedom and have serious consequences for the right to free expression,” the statement said.
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