Condemning the hijacking of the Ryanair flight and the arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich, the European Parliament, on Thursday 10 June, called for new sanctions to be adopted as soon as possible against the Belarusian regime.
The joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew Europe, Greens/EFA and ECR Groups, adopted by 626 votes to 16 with 36 abstentions, considers the hijacking of the flight to be a “horrendous act and a violation of international law which constitutes an act of State...