Latvia and Lithuania have banned Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s aircraft from flying through their airspace due to the “political sensitivity of the flight’s purpose” and “technical and diplomatic sensitivities,” according to reports by the Serbian outlets Novosti and Kurir.
It was also reported that airspace over Poland and Lithuania was denied to Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico. Both Vucic and Fico are listed by the Kremlin among the foreign leaders expected to attend the May 9 Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, which will include a military parade on Red Square.
On May 2, Vucic cut short his visit to the United States following a sharp deterioration in his health. According to unofficial sources, the president sought medical attention and, after being examined, decided to return to Serbia immediately. At the time his condition worsened, Vucic was accompanied by Finance Minister Sinisa Mali and media advisor Suzana Vasiljevic. They had been preparing for high-level meetings after discussions with Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and several Serbian entrepreneurs residing in the U.S.
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No, no, don’t close it. Just make sure the aircraft accidentally loses coms and has technical problems en route. Make sure the blackbox is never found. You know, the Russian way. If anyone asks, just throw some hastily made powepoint slides at them illustrating that a Russian missile or alien space bats were behind the entire thing. You know, the Russian way.
Would be a shame if they had to fly via Ukraine to Moscow.
