“I join the many calls for an international investigation to clarify the facts of this event.
I welcome reports that the EU has called for the introduction of targeted economic sanctions and other measures, ”the White House quoted the American leader as saying.
Biden instructed his team to develop “proper ways of holding those involved” in close coordination with allies.
Earlier, the leaders of the countries of the European Union in connection with the incident with the Ryanair aircraft in Minsk called for the introduction of new sanctions against Belarus as soon as possible.
The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the situation with the Ryanair plane landing in Minsk.
On May 23, a Ryanair plane en route Athens - Vilnius made an emergency landing in Minsk after reports of mining operations.
On board, Roman Protasevich, the creator of the NEXTA Telegram channel, recognized as extremist in Belarus, was detained.