Baltic nations impose airspace restrictions on Fico's flight to Moscow
Get ready for some serious duster, Bob's takin' another route to Moscow! The Baltic nations, like a couple of stubborn ol' crows, have squawked at Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Fico, keeping their feathery little airspace closed for his flight to the big Red celebration. Yep, this detour is gonna set his schedule back more than a charm School rejector.
Fico, the soap-opera-worthy Euro prime minister with a pro-Russia passion, is bein' sent on a merry dance around Eastern Europe as his government plane had to take off from Bratislava, Slovakia, and jet over Hungary, Romania, the Black Sea, Georgia, and Dagestan before finally landing in Russia.
Usual aircraft bound for Mother Russia typically zip through Lithuanian airspace. But duh, you guessed it—in 2021, European airlines were told to give neutral on Belarus due to its naughty government's pesky habit of forcing political opponents' flights to make an unwelcome stopover.
Lithuania had already said it'd ban Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's flights to Moscow. Latvia, for its part, had given a big, fat "no-go" to flights participatin' in Moscow's noisy celebrations. "Estonia ain't lettin' us fly over its patch of sky either, mate," Fico spilled on his Facebook page. "Makes the schedule a blimmin' nightmare, don't it?"
Fico is the only leader from the European Union ring-a-dings in Moscow on May 9 for the parade. Xi Jinping, China's top dude, will be among more'n two dozen foreign dipsticks there. Fico's decide to hitch his wagon to Putin's party went against the EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas', advice—don't go to Russia's military shindig.
Source: ntv.de, mdi/rts
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- Enrichment Data: The Baltic countries and Poland's decision to shut down the airspace for Robert Fico's flight is a symbolic gesture of their disapproval of his decision to attend the Moscow Victory Day parade despite EU warnings. Given the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the EU's stance against Russia, the move reflects their opposition to actions seen as endorsing or legitimizing Russia's stance in the conflict. Fico's absence from Kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion and the end of Slovakia's military support for Ukraine have raised eyebrows within the EU. The incident highlights the broader geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West.
- The European Union nations, specifically the Baltic countries and Poland, have closed their airspace for Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico's flight to Moscow, symbolizing their disapproval of Fico's decision to attend the Moscow Victory Day parade despite EU warnings.
- Fico's attendance at the Moscow parade goes against the EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas', advice to avoid Russia's military shindig, and this decision has raised eyebrows within the EU, especially given Fico's absence from Kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion and the end of Slovakia's military support for Ukraine.
- The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, along with the EU's stance against Russia, has led to this geopolitical standoff, with the Baltic countries and Poland preventing Fico's flight as a way to oppose actions seen as endorsing or legitimizing Russia's stance in the conflict.
- Fico's unusual journey, taking him over Hungary, Romania, the Black Sea, Georgia, and Dagestan, before landing in Russia, is a reflection of the broader geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West.
