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28 May, 6 tweets, 4 min read
#BREAKING Russia says West's ban on flights over Belarus 'endangers' passengers
#UPDATE Russia says Western countries are being irresponsible and endangering passengers by banning flights over Belarus in response to Alexander Lukashenko's forced grounding of a Ryanair flight
#UPDATE Russia on Friday threw its weight behind Belarus's increasingly isolated regime, slamming a European overflight ban as President Vladimir Putin prepared to host strongman Alexander Lukashenko
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#BREAKING Lukashenko tells Putin West is seeking to 'rock the boat' in Belarus
#BREAKING Putin praises 'concrete results' of rapprochement with Belarus
#UPDATE President Vladimir Putin praised Russia's closer ties with Belarus as he hosted strongman Alexander Lukashenko amid a global outcry following the forced diversion of a European plane u.afp.com/Uh7y

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