“The aircraft ... did not demonstrate hostile or dangerous behaviour.
The pilot did not respond to radio requests and visual signals transmitted by the military aircraft accompanying him in accordance with international standards, ”RIA Novosti reports with reference to a statement by the Romanian Ministry of National Defense.
It is known that the plane took off in the Debrecen area around 17:30 without the approval of the flight plan and with the transponder turned off.
In Hungary, he was escorted by two aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force, in Romania - by the Romanian Air Force.
Around 19:00, the plane crossed Serbian airspace and flew to Bulgaria.
Earlier, the Serbian newspaper Vecherniye Novosti reported that Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro closed their airspace for Lavrov’s aircraft to fly into Serbia.
Also, Russian Ambassador to Podgorica Vladislav Maslennikov said that the Montenegrin authorities refused to provide an air corridor for the flight of the plane with Lavrov.
Lavrov called "inconceivable" the decision of a number of European countries not to let his plane through to Serbia.