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Monday, 24 May 2021

The Guardian

• US joins global outcry at Belarus over seizure of blogger from Ryanair flightEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says hijacking must be sanctioned ahead of EU leaders meeting on MondayThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has joined European leaders in condemning Belarus for forcing a Ryanair flight carrying an opposition activist to land in the Belarusian capital Minsk.European leaders some of whom have already denounced the move to arrest blogger Roman Protasevich as an “act of state terror and kidnapping“ will meet on Monday to discuss what action could be taken against Belarus, for forcing the plane/s diversion during its flight from Athens

The Telegraph

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Times Online

• Anger after Ryanair flight ‘hijacked’ by Lukashenko to arrest dissident [subscription]Britain said that the dictator of Belarus faced “serious consequences” after he scrambled a fighter jet to force a Ryanair flight carrying a fugitive critic to land in the capital yesterday.

Sky News

• 'A brazen act': World leaders condemn Belarus after Ryanair flight is forced to land and journalist is arrestedEuropean leaders and the US have strongly condemned the arrest of a Belarusian dissident journalist after the Ryanair flight he was travelling on was forced to land in the Belarus capital Minsk.