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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the stances of Western countries regarding the emergency landing of an Irish Ryanair plane at the airport of the Belarusian capital Minsk.
Russia Today quoted Zakharova as saying in statements to her today that "it is appalling for the West to describe the accident that took place in the airspace of Belarus as shocking," noting that democracies in the West have lost the true leadership qualities that they once had.
Zakharova called on the West not to be shocked by what happened at Minsk Airport, pointing out that previous similar incidents had taken place, including when America requested that the plane of the President of Bolivia be forced to make an emergency landing in Austria, as well as forcing a Belarusian plane to land in Ukraine 11 minutes after taking off and carrying a Ukrainian activist on board. Against.
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed earlier today that Western countries have politicized the emergency landing of a Ryanair plane on their territory and came to hasty conclusions, while the Belarusian authorities acted about the accident in a manner that fully complies with international rules, calling for the need to consider the incident from a safety and aviation safety point of view. What was guaranteed by the Belarusian side after receiving a warning of the presence of an explosive device on board the plane.