Russian Foreign Minister prepares to visit Serbia, many countries close their airspace

“Countries bordering Serbia have closed the only air route with the plane of Minister Lavrov, who is about to leave for Serbia. The Russian delegation is planning to hold talks in Belgrade – Serbia, but the member countries of the Union of Europe (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) close their airspace,” Zakharova confirmed in the program broadcast by the channel. La7 (Italy) broadcast on the night of 5-6.

Before that, newspaper Ve·ernje Novosti (Serbia) reported that Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro had closed the airspace to the plane expected to carry Minister Lavrov to Serbia.

Daily News Danas (Serbia) also cited a confidential source saying that the three Baltic states closed their airspace to the plane carrying Minister Lavrov to Belgrade on June 6 and 7.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. Photo: Reuters

Also follow DanasSerbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on June 5 that the situation surrounding Minister Lavrov’s visit to Serbia was “extremely complicated” and that President Aleksandar Vucic was dealing with the logistics of the trip.

On the same day, news agency Interfaxt Citing a Russian diplomatic source, confirmed that Minister Lavrov’s visit to Serbia has been cancelled. Serbia, a country with close relations with Russia, has recently stayed out of the sanctions campaign launched by the West against Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic agreed last month that Russia will still supply Serbia with natural gas, while other countries have had to cut off supplies for refusing to pay in Russian rubles. .

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Photo: Reuters