Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:20:13 +0200Czech leaders voice support for tough sanctions on Belarus after hijacking of Ryanair flighthttps://english.radio.cz/czech-leaders-voice-support-tough-sanctions-belarus-after-hijacking-ryanair-8718595© 2026 Radio Prague International In reaction to last week’s hijacking of a Ryanair aircraft in order to arrest an opposition blogger, EU leaders have agreed to ramp up sanctions on Belarus and to block travel in its airspace. Belarus’ actions were also condemned by the Czech Chamber of Deputies and the government announced it is suspending Belarusian Airlines (Belavia) flights over Czech territory. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/ea5a42adcb3c0081480cc17ceec21f22.jpg?timestamp=1622940902 Czech leaders voice support for tough sanctions on Belarus after hijacking of Ryanair flight https://english.radio.cz/czech-leaders-voice-support-tough-sanctions-belarus-after-hijacking-ryanair-8718595 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9