The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharov was outraged by various reactions of the West to the emergency landing of Ryanair aircraft in Minsk and Berlin, she stated this on the air of the First Channel, her words lead RIA Novosti.
Zakharova stressed that when the liner of the Irish company sat in Belarus after reports of mining, it caused a “storm of protest, a colossal international reaction, of course, based on this Western Mainstream.” At the same time, when the board of this carrier for a similar reason unscheduled in Germany along the way from Dublin to Krakow, did not even sound the words “investigation”, no complaints arose, statements or diplomatic steps.
“We know this technology perfectly, but the question of how far Europeans are willing to go to Washington in accepting unprofitable, strange, contrary to their own ideology of decisions,” the official representative concluded.
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. 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 the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich. He is accused of creating extremist formation and calls to mass riots after the presidential election in August 2020.