Estonia and Lithuania stopped the closure of airspace on May 9th Parade in Moscow for visitors / day
Lithuania’s decision not to allow Serbian and Slovak leaders to cross the airspace on the way to Moscow, where the Victory Day celebration will take place on May 9, is related to security reasons, Lithuanian President Gitan Nauseda said Wednesday.
« We are very worried and are very serious about traveling by all people by plane, and here’s the leaders of the country, » Nauseda said to the news portal 15min.lt.
« Given the current circumstances in which quite intense cyber activity is taking place, and that more than a single airplane has already experienced cyber disorders, which can rule out the possibility that someone could use it for potential provocation, causing problems and risks to their flights through the Lithuanian Republic? » Nausada said. GPS disruptions are reported regularly in the Baltic States, which may affect the safe movement of aircraft.
« Therefore, given that our man – and anyone traveling through Lithuania, including the Head of State, is our main priority, we made this decision, » he explained.
The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also announced on Wednesday that the Estonian airspace could not be used for flights to and from Moscow, where a wide military parade is expected on May 9.
« The use of Estonian airspace to go to Moscow’s May 9 debt is off and Estonia has no plans to support the measure. In addition, we have emphasized to its European Union colleagues that as Russia is a country that launches and continues war in Europe
Estonia has already banned Cuban and Brazilian VIP flights to or from Moscow, and permits for VIP flights to Moscow will not be granted during the May 9 celebration or will be suspended if necessary.
Previously, it has been said in the media that Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland have banned their airspace crossing airplanes, which Serbian President Alexander Vučič and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico were planning to go to Moscow.
Extensive events are expected this week in Moscow to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany. The event culminates in the May 9 parade in Moscow’s Red Square.
