Russia vows to defend Belarus if EU sanctions Minsk - RIA

Russia vows to defend Belarus if EU sanctions Minsk - RIA
Russia vows to defend Belarus if EU sanctions Minsk - RIA Copyright Thomson Reuters 2021
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MOSCOW - Russia will defend Belarus and help it if the European Union imposes economic sanctions on Minsk over the grounding of a plane and arrest of a dissident blogger, the RIA news agency cited a Russian foreign ministry official as saying.

Many European nations have imposed flight bans on Belarusian aviation over the forced landing of a Ryanair flight on May 23. The EU is weighing further sanctions.

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