In his Twitter, he wrote that he also ordered the national regulator to require airlines to avoid the airspace of Belarus.

Earlier it was reported that Ukraine is considering the possibility of banning Belavia flights to its territory.

It also became known that Lithuania has decided not to let planes that have crossed or are planning to cross the airspace of Belarus.

The European People's Party (EPP), the largest faction in the European Parliament, called on the European Union against the background of the incident with the Ryanair plane in Minsk to stop air traffic with the republic.

The Ryanair plane, flying from Athens to Vilnius, on May 23 urgently landed in Minsk due to a report of a bomb on board.

Information about mining was not confirmed.

The founder of the NEXTA Telegram channel recognized in Belarus as extremist, Roman Protasevich, was flying in the liner, who was detained after landing.