Moscow appealed to the Foreign Ministry of Belarus with a request to provide consular access to the Russian citizen detained together with the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich in Minsk. This was told about this Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a press conference, the broadcast of which was carried out in the Facebook account of the Russian department.
Lavrov also reported that the Russian Foreign Ministry contacted the father of the girl.
On May 23, the airline of the Ryanair airline, following the route Athens – Vilnius, made an emergency landing in Minsk after reports of mining received from Minsk airport. To accompany the aircraft, the Fighter MiG-29 of the Air Force of Belarus was raised. Immediately after landing, Belarusian security forces detained on board Protasevich. Data on explosive devices on board the liner was not confirmed. The Motherland Protasevich is accused of creating extremist formation and calls to mass riots after the presidential elections in August 2020.
also reported that the Belarusian authorities allegedly detained the Girl Protasevich, who flew with him. It was specified that the detainee is a citizen of Russia. According to human rights defenders, the girl of the Belarusian opposition activist, directed to Vilnius, did not reach the end point of its route. The Russian embassy in Belarus reported that he would check the information about the detention of Russians in Minsk.