Russian Diplomat Confirms Lavrov’s Plane Not Allowed to Cross Skies in Several Countries
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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that the countries bordering Serbia have closed their airspace to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s aircraft.
"The countries bordering Serbia have closed the only air route to the aircraft of Sergey Lavrov who was to depart for Serbia," she said, TASS reported.
"The Russian delegation was scheduled to hold talks in Belgrade, while the EU and NATO member-countries have closed their airspace," Zakharova said in an on-air broadcast of Italy’s La7 television channel late on Sunday.
Serbia’s daily Ve·ernje Novosti reported earlier that Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro had closed their airspace to Lavrov’s plane due to depart for Serbia.