(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, MAY 24 - "The United States condemns the hijacking of the Ryanair flight in Belarus to allow the arrest of the journalist Roman Protasevich": states US President Joe Biden, who welcomes the EU request for targeted economic sanctions.
"I asked my team to study suitable options for unresponsive," Biden added, calling for "an international investigation into the incident."
"We do not tolerate that Russian roulette is played with the lives of civilians": said the president of the European Council Charles Michel, presenting the sanctions against Belarus for the "scandalous event that has taken place". The EU response "is up to the offense", he added.
"The EU condemns Russia's illegal, provocative and estabilizing activities against the EU and its member states", reaffirms "solidarity with the Czech Republic, supports its response", and asks the senior foreign policy representative to present by the June summit a relationship with options in EU-Russia relations. This is what is silly in the conclusions of the EU summit made known after the debate on relations with Moscow. (HANDLE).