Czechia issued a permit for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's plane to fly to Moscow – media
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The Czech Foreign Ministry denied banning Fico's plane from flying to Moscow through its airspace. At the same time, a number of other European countries did indeed refuse to provide their airspace for the flight.
The Czech Republic did not ban Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico from using its airspace for a flight to Moscow. This was reported by Novinky.cz, according to UNN.
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Earlier, a Russian publication spread information claiming that the Czech Republic, along with Poland, had closed their airspace to the Slovak Prime Minister's plane. However, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuted this statement.
"The Slovak side submitted a standard request for overflight clearance, and it was issued without delay. The claims of a 'ban' are false,"
At the same time, a number of other European countries did indeed refuse to provide their airspace for such a flight. Specifically, these are Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna emphasized the need to continue isolating Russia politically and economically and to increase pressure on it.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha thanked the Baltic countries for this stance and called on other states to follow suit.
It is currently unknown which route Robert Fico will take to Moscow—according to media reports, he is even considering the possibility of traveling by car.