Pratasevich and his Russian girlfriend were taken off the plane shortly after it ⦠In a video, he harangued a senior military figure: "Who guarantees we will not fight? The girlfriend of a Belarusian blogger detained with him on Sunday after a plane they were travelling on was forced to land in Belarus appeared in a ⦠Tsikhanouskaya, authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko's main election challenger, who was forced to leave Belarus under official pressure after the election, met with President ⦠In addition calling for the release of Pratasevich, they also urged authorities in Minsk to free his Russian girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, who was taken off the plane with him. European Union leaders on Monday agreed on a set of sanctions against Belarus, including a ban on the use of the 27-nation bloc's airspace ⦠Sofia Sapega is a Russian citizen and the girlfriend of Roman Protasevich, a journalist critical of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who was detained after the airliner in which he was riding was diverted to Belarus. Viktor Babaryko received the penalty for alleged financial wrongdoing, charges he says are politically motivated. Belarus authorities then arrested the 26-year-old activist, journalist and prominent Lukashenko critic. Lukashenko has appeared unrepentant over the arrest of the Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, despite the threat of ⦠The European Union is deciding what sanctions to impose on Belarus after President Alexander Lukashenko intercepted a Ryanair flight and detained Roman Protasevich, ... and his girlfriend⦠In what EU leaders have called a brazen "hijacking" of the Ryanair jetliner flying from Greece to Lithuania on Sunday, they also demanded the immediate release of the journalist, Roman Pratasevich, a key foe of authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The 38-year-old was referring to an incident in May where Belarusian authorities forced a Ryanair passenger plane on its way from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk. Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered the hijacking of a Ryanair plane as it crossed Belarusian airspace so he could arrest dissident ⦠Neither you nor me - ⦠The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions against Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of ⦠Advertisement. The incidents include the dramatic capture of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend⦠An exclusively obtained record shows that the Ryanair âHamas bomb' emailâwhich the Belarus president said prompted the jet landingâwas sent after the crew was told of a âthreat.' MOSCOW (Reuters) -An opposition blogger who was arrested after his flight was forced to land in Belarus ⦠Raman Pratasevich, who ran a messaging app channel that was widely used in last years massive protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, and his Russian girlfriend ⦠Belarus and the Ukraine Trap. He now believes "a war can ignite at any moment". Belarusâs leading opposition figure said on Friday that a nationwide strike was being planned to protest against the arrest of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich by President Alexander Lukashenkoâs government. Political novice Maria Vasilevich, 22, has been seen frequently in public with President Alexander Lukashenko, 65, since she was crowned Miss Belarus in May 2018. From beauty queen to corridors of power.... Maria Vasilevich has been 'elected' as an MPCredit: Instagram Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko or Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka (born 31 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has served as the president of Belarus since the establishment of the office on 20 July 1994. Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko or Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka (born 31 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has served as the president of Belarus since the establishment of the office on 20 July 1994. Raman Pratasevich, whose messaging app channel was widely used in last yearâs massive protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, and girlfriend Sofia Sapega were seized on May 23 when their Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land in Minsk because of a reported bomb threat. Lukashenko last month forced down a Ryanair tourist plane to detain a critic, 26, and his girlfriend, 23, provoking outcry in the West. Belarus is the only country in Europe and the former Soviet Union that still passes and carries out death sentences. Pratasevich, a founder of a messaging app channel that has been a key information conduit for opponents of Belarusâ authoritarian president, was ⦠A former challenger of the autocratic president of Belarus has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Belarus President's challenger sentenced to 14 years in jail A former challenger of the President of Belarus has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Lukashenkoâs remarks came after Protasevich â who left Belarus in 2019 â and Sapega appeared in separate videos to make confessions that the presidentâs opponents say appeared forced. This image shows protestors holding pictures of President Alexander Lukashenko, the detained journalist Roman Protasevich and Protasevich's detained Russian girlfriend ⦠Belarus prsident Alexander Lukashenko Tuesday accused modern Germany of Nazism on the 80th anniversary of Hitlerâs invasion of the USSR and a ⦠Belarus is among the most likely places where a war could break out between Russia and the West. FILE - In this Sunday, March 26, 2017 file photo, Belarus police detain journalist Raman Pratasevich, center, in Minsk, Belarus. When a wave of protest washed over the country in the summer of 2020, it was a major story. Roman Protasevich, a Belarusian opposition journalist who had been living in exile abroad, was detained along with his girlfriend after the plane landed. Raman Pratasevich â who ran a messaging app channel that was widely used in last yearâs massive protests against hard-line President Alexander Lukashenko â and his Russian girlfriend Sofia Sapega were seized on May 23 when their flight from Greece to Lithuania was diverted to Minsk because of an alleged bomb threat. Raman Pratasevich, who ran a messaging app channel that was widely used in last yearâs massive protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, and his Russian girlfriend ⦠Pratasevich and his girlfriend were taken off the plane shortly after it landed, and authorities haven't said where they're being held. Raman Pratasevich, a founder of a messaging app channel that has been a key information conduit for opponents of Belarusâ authoritarian president, has been arrested after an airliner in which he was riding was diverted to Belarus because of a bomb threat. When a wave of protest washed over the country in the summer of 2020, it was a major story. Journalist Roman Protasevich and girlfriend Sofia Sapega have both appeared in detention videos Her detention was reportedly extended for two months and she appeared in a video posted on a Telegram channel aligned with the Belarusian authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko. Journalist Raman Pratasevich has been a vocal critic of Belarus President ⦠Tsikhanouskaya, authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenkoâs main election challenger, who was forced to leave Belarus under official pressure after the election, met with President ⦠Belarus will court its main patron Russia Friday amid continued international outrage over the forced landing of a commercial Ryanair flight. Lithuanian Leader: More Than Freeing Belarus Journalist for Biden to Raise With Putin. May 26, 2021 1:51:52 pm. Belarus is among the most likely places where a war could break out between Russia and the West. Pratasevichâs 23-year-old Russian girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, who also was removed from the flight and detained, spoke in a video from custody shown on ⦠Belarusâ authoritarian president defended Wednesday his decision to tell a passenger jet to land in his country and accused European leaders of waging a âhybrid warâ to âstrangleâ his nation by ordering up new sanctions for diverting the flight and arresting an opposition journalist who was aboard. President Lukashenko has confirmed that dissident Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega - both detained by the KGB secret police in Minsk - will be investigated in Belarus. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko addresses Prime Ministers from the Commonwealth of Independent States during a meeting, in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, May 28, 2021. Belarus and the Ukraine Trap. Protesters hold images of Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko (L), Belarus opposition activist Roman Protasevich (C) and his Russian girlfriend Sofia Sapega (R). After leaving Nexta last fall, Pratasevich moved to Lithuania and launched another Telegram channel called Brain Belarus. The government forced it to land in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, where Pratasevich and his girlfriend were taken into custody. Roman Protasevich, 26, faces at least 12 years in prison for using his opposition blog, Nexta, to help mobilize street protests against Belarusian President ⦠Prior to his political career, Lukashenko worked as director of a state farm (), and served in the Soviet Border Troops and in the Soviet Army. Protasevich, a journalist critical of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, were ⦠News from Belarus has flashed in and out of headlines in the past year. Pratasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega were onboard the Ryan Air flight when Belarus air controllers ordered it divert to Minsk and land due to a bomb threat. Putin offers Belarus leader support amid plane diversion scandal. This image shows protestors holding pictures of President Alexander Lukashenko, the detained journalist Roman Protasevich and Protasevich's detained Russian girlfriend ⦠Pratasevich was a co-founder of the Telegram messaging appâs Nexta channel, which played a prominent role in helping organize major protests against Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko. Raman Pratasevich, who ran a messaging app channel that was widely used in last yearâs massive protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, and his Russian girlfriend ⦠Belarus moves opposition blogger and girlfriend to house arrest. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) â The dissident Belarusian journalist and his Russian girlfriend who were arrested after being pulled off a flight that was diverted to Minsk have been transferred from jail to house arrest â a move the countryâs exiled ⦠President Biden is expected to bring up the detention of insurgent blogger Roman Protasevich in Belarus when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, according to a high administration official who spoke to reporters on background. Once the plane landed, Belarusian security agents arrested Roman Protasevich, a 26-year-old journalist and activist, and his Russian girlfriend. Political novice Maria Vasilevich, ⦠In 1990, Lukashenko was elected Deputy to the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus. He was the only deputy of the Belarusian parliament who voted against ratification of the December 1991 agreement that dissolved the Soviet Union and set up the Commonwealth of Independent States. His Russian girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, was also detained. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has accused critics in the West of crossing "many red lines", in his first public comments since a Ryanair jet was forced to land in ⦠Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko greets riot police officers near the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus, amid street protests in 2020. A prominent opponent of Belarusâ authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a ⦠The jail term is another setback for thousands of ⦠At talks in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin backs his Belarusian counterpart over forced landing of Ryanair jet. Jailed Belarus journalist, girlfriend moved to house arrestBy YURAS KARMANAUAssociated PressThe Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine. Pratasevich and his girlfriend were taken off the plane shortly after it landed, and authorities haven't said where they're being held. Raman Pratasevich â who ran a messaging app channel that was widely used in last yearâs massive protests against hard-line President Alexander Lukashenko â and his Russian girlfriend Sofia Sapega were seized on May 23 when their flight from Greece to Lithuania was diverted to Minsk because of an alleged bomb threat. Journalist Raman Pratasevich was arrested Sunday after Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered a fighter jet to intercept the 123-person passenger plane Pratasevich was traveling on. (STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images) Belarus has been subject to EU and U.S. sanctions since Lukashenko cracked down on protests after a disputed election last year. Pratasevich, 26, was detained after Belarusâs president, Alexander Lukashenko, personally authorised the forced downing of his Ryanair flight travelling between Greece ⦠Raman Pratasevich, whose messaging app channel was widely used in last yearâs massive protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, and girlfriend Sofia Sapega were seized on May 23 when their Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land in Minsk because of a reported bomb threat. When the plane landed, Belarusian authorities pulled off a 26-year-old Belarusian dissident, Roman Protasevich, whom President Alexander Lukashenko had been trying to ⦠The leader last month forced down a Ryanair plane to detain a critic and his girlfriend Credit: Belarus president website 6 Lukashenko has been accused of turning Belarus ⦠Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko sees exiled activist Roman Protasevich â who was arrested after a Ryanair flight he was on was diverted â as a ... His girlfriend ⦠VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) â A prominent opponent of Belarusâ authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a b⦠By: Reuters | Moscow |. In this handout photo released by European Radio for Belarus, Belarus journalist Raman Pratasevich poses for a photo in front of euroradio.fm sign in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. A GLAMOROUS beauty queen who is dating Belarusâ dictator has become the country's youngest MP amid claims of a rigged election. Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered the hijacking of a Ryanair plane as it crossed Belarusian airspace so he could arrest dissident blogger Roman Protasevich and girlfriend ⦠VILNIUS, Lithuania â. News from Belarus has flashed in and out of headlines in the past year. Lukashenko, widely known as âEuropeâs last dictator,â has ruled Belarus for 26 years. German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the âunprecedented actionâ of the Belarusian authorities and demanded that Pratasevich and his ⦠Belarus activist Roman Protasevich, 26, takes part in a briefing for journalists and diplomats organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus in Minsk on June 14, 2021. Prior to his political career, Lukashenko worked as director of a state farm (), and served in the Soviet Border Troops and in the Soviet Army. Last Updated: 9th July, 2021 23:38 IST Ukraine Proposes Sanctions Against Top Belarus Security Officials, Lukashenko's Son Ukraine's government has recommended personal sanctions against 52 Belarusian officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko's son Viktor. Viktor Babaryko received the penalty for alleged financial wrongdoing, charges he says are politically motivated. Mantas, a passenger on the Ryanair flight that was grounded in Minsk, Belarus on May 23, described journalist Roman Pratasevich's reaction when it ⦠The Associated Press reports:. Raman Pratasevich, whose messaging app channel was widely used in last yearâs massive protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, and girlfriend Sofia Sapega were seized on May 23 when their Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land in Minsk because of a reported bomb threat. The president, who is closely allied with Russia, has been in power since 1994. Raman Pratasevich -- who ran a messaging app channel that was widely used in last year's massive protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko -- and his Russian girlfriend⦠Jailed Belarus dissident, girlfriend moved to house arrest. Raman Pratasevich, who ran a messaging app channel that was widely used in last yearâs massive protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, and his Russian girlfriend ⦠Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko condemned sanctions imposed by Europe after a passenger jet was diverted and a journalist on board arrested in Minsk over the weekend. Raman Pratasevich, a founder of a messaging app channel that has been a key information conduit for opponents of Belarusâ authoritarian president, has been arrested after an ⦠MOSCOW (Reuters) -The girlfriend of a Belarusian blogger detained with him on Sunday after a plane they were travelling on was forced to land in Belarus appeared in ⦠Roman Protasevich â who ran a messaging app channel that was widely used during last yearâs massive protests against Belarusâ authoritarian president â ⦠After leaving Nexta last fall, Pratasevich moved to Lithuania and launched another Telegram channel called Brain Belarus. 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