The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov spoke on the reaction of the European Parliament on information on the surveillance of the United States and Denmark for European policies. Her words transmits TASS.
The diplomat stressed that cybershpionage against the European Union country by the non-European state is the “direct sphere of responsibility” of the European Parliament. She was surprised by the lack of reaction from the representatives of the association.
Zakharov also called on parliamentarians to discuss the landing of Ryanair airline in Berlin. She recommended the European authorities to “hold some parallels”, compare incidents and ask the question of the similarities and differences of this situation with an emergency landing of the same airline in Minsk.
On May 31, the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper wrote about the surveillance of the US National Security Agency for German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. According to the publication, the special services of Denmark provided the Americans with access to a special station near Copenhagen, from where the wiretapping was conducted.
Ryanair passenger plane made an emergency landing in Berlin due to the report of the threat of an explosion on board on May 30. The board was tested by law enforcement officers – explosives were found. Nevertheless, all passengers were evacuated, and their baggage was inspected. Another emergency landing of the Irish company liner, which followed the route Athens – Vilnius, occurred on May 23 in Minsk after reports of the bomb. Immediately after landing, Belarusian security forces detained on board the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich.