Ryanair aircraft at Stansted Airport, North East London, England. (Photo: AFP/VNA) On June 15, Ryanair (Republic of Ireland) confirmed that it did not support the application flight ban instead of entering Belarusian airspace for the long term, instead, the authorities of countries need to talk to Belarus to avoid a repeat of the emergency landing situation as happened last month with this airline. Earlier, on May 23, the Belarusian authorities requested a Ryanair airliner emergency landing at the airport in Minsk after receiving a bomb threat. After searching and making sure there were no security threats, the plane continued on its way to Lithuania. Belarus insists its actions were legal and will open an investigation into the false alarm. It also accused Western countries of politicizing the matter, claiming that Belarus had requested a Ryanair plane to land to arrest opposition figure Roman Protasevich and insisted it was just a coincidence. Following the allegation, the European Union (EU) and the UK banned Belarusian airlines from flying over their airspace and issued safety guidelines advising European airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace and only fly over in an emergency. Speaking to a UK Parliament committee, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said the air transport industry depends heavily on long-term “unlimited” access to all international airspace. Therefore, this CEO called for an early restoration of unlimited access to Belarusian airspace and said that EU and UK officials, in coordination with international partners, should work with the Belarusian side to ensure no repeat the problem that happened with this company. According to CEO Ryanair , the politicization of airspace zones is not the way to solve the problem because it will harm the aviation industry in particular and international connectivity in general.

Introducing the application “Путешествую без COVID-19”. On April 23, at the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk introduced the mobile application “Путешествую без COVID-19” (temporarily translated Travel No Covid-19) to the Heads of foreign missions. assigned by many countries, including Vietnam. Participating in the presentation and answering questions about the application “Путешествую без COVID-19” and questions related to the situation of Covid-19 also included representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Health Protection and Monitoring Agency. consumer interests in Russia (Rospotrebnadzor), Eurasian Development Bank. At the application session, Russian Deputy Prime Minister A.Overchuk explained the principles and procedures for using “Путешествую без COVID-19”, and invited foreign partners to consider the possibility of connecting the technical platform. this number. According to Deputy Prime Minister A.Overchuk, Russia is considering a complete transition to the application “Путешествую без COVID-19” to receive foreigners entering Russia. That is, this application may become mandatory upon entry to Russia. Deputy Prime Minister A.Overchuk also said that currently citizens of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) entering Russian territory from Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan can use the application “Путешествую без COVID-19”. In Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Russia, 348 laboratories connected the application. In principle, before departure, passengers need to download the application “Путешествую без COVID-19” to their mobile phones. Then, from the list of recommended laboratories, select the closest facility for Covid-19 assay. The lab will display the results in the national system, and this information in the form of a QR code appears in the application. User submits this QR code to third parties for verification.

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On the evening of April 12, 2021, an unidentified aircraft illegally entered Belarusian airspace from the Polish side.

After flying over Belarus for a while, the plane returned to Poland.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus announced this, after which Minsk officially asked Warsaw to explain. A few days later, Belarus said Russia would deploy an air defense system over the territory of Belarus.

On April 15, during the working process of the CIS Air Defense Coordination Committee, the Commander of the Belarusian Air-Defense Force, Major General Igor Golub, said that next summer, the Belarusian army and the army The Russian team will begin a joint combat mission, for the air defense force at one of the airfields of the Republic of Belarus.

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The heads of the military agencies of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation by the end of 2020, he said, had approved the plans for the two countries’ unified regional air defense system.

In the actual facility will be deployed by the forces and means of the Belarusian Air and Air Defense Forces and the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The Belarusian military leader drew attention when he reiterated that the servicemen of the Belarusian Republic regularly participate in joint training with the Russian army.

In 2021, the Belarusian Air and Air Defense Forces will participate in exercises at Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region and in the “Battle of the Commonwealth – 2021” exercise.

Furthermore, this year, the country plans to conduct joint “West-2021” strategic exercises with Russia.

Major General Igor Golub added: “We would like to reiterate that, in March this year, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko authorized the deployment of the Russian Aerospace Forces on the territory.”

According to Major General Igor Golub, the joint monitoring of Russia and Belarus is in fact a response to the willingness to respond to the aggressive approach and behavior of NATO and the Western countries.

Apparently, it was the actions of Poland and NATO that prompted Belarus to quickly enter into agreements with Russia.