“While it is necessary to maintain stability in the region, the closure of the airspace for the aircraft (Russian Foreign Minister Sergey. -
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The authors of the article recalled that in Bulgaria and Montenegro there is a serious opposition that supports Russia.
The authorities of these states must understand that they are a US tool for carrying out provocations against Moscow, the article notes.
Such drastic and absurd political measures pose a danger to the future of the Balkan Peninsula, the authors conclude.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, confirmed that a number of European countries closed their airspace to Lavrov's plane, which was heading to Serbia.
Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said that the planned visit of the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry to Serbia was postponed.
Lavrov called "inconceivable" the decision of a number of European countries not to let his plane through to Serbia.