Presidential aircraft en route to Moscow experiences unexpected landing in Baku.
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Straight up, Serbia's President, Aleksandar Vučić, had to make an unexpected pit-stop in Baku during his flight to Moscow. The news hit the streets courtesy of Azerbaijani news agency "APA".
Vučić was headed to the Russian capital to join a massive parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War on Red Square.
word on the street is that the plane carrying our dude refueled in Baku before taking off again for Moscow. The Serbian Embassy in Moscow confirmed to TASS that Vučić's visit is still a go.
Here's the skinny: Russia's currently got some flight restrictions due to Ukraine's drone attacks. Rosaviatsiya reports that airlines are scrambling to keep their schedules stable.
Now, some Serbian media outlets claim that Lithuania and Latvia closed their airspace to Vučić's plane. But that's just hearsay for now. Some people even suggest that the West is trying to thwart Vučić's visit to Russia for the Victory Day celebrations, possibly implicating the Baltic states, like Lithuania and Latvia, in closing their airspace to world leaders [1]. However, Vučić eventually carried on his journey to Moscow following the stop in Baku [4].
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- Reports indicate that Serbia's President, Aleksandar Vučić, unexpectedly stopped in Baku during his flight to Moscow, as announced by the Azerbaijani news agency "APA."
- The general news outlet, RIA "New Day," reported that Vučić's plane refueled in Baku before resuming its journey to Moscow.
- Due to war-and-conflicts, such as Ukraine's drone attacks, Russia currently has flight restrictions affecting airlines, requiring them to scramble to maintain their schedules.
- Despite claims by some Serbian media outlets that Lithuania and Latvia closed their airspace to Vučić's plane, the final outcome was that he eventually continued his journey to Moscow following the stop in Baku.
