According to her, on April 4, the Russian side, through its embassy in Malta, in due course, in advance requested permission to fly through the Maltese airspace of two planes that carry cargo and passengers to Venezuela.
“Unfortunately, I would like to emphasize - without explaining the reasons, the Maltese authorities refused to issue a permit for the passage of the specified Russian aircraft,” Zakharova said.
She said this in response to a question from a RT correspondent.
“Despite the fact that the adoption of such decisions is related to the sovereign right, the sovereign prerogative of each particular state, the decision of the authorities of Malta gets out of common practice, it carries a certain unfriendly subtext. This, too, we can state. He will certainly be taken into account by the Russian side in the framework of bilateral relations with Valetta, ”added Zakharova.
Earlier, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the possibility of a military action by the United States in Venezuela.