The Czech Republic has approved the transit of Fico's plane to Moscow for the May 9 parade
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that it granted permission for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s plane to fly through its airspace during his trip to Moscow on the eve of May 9.
This was reported by the publication Novinky.
Russian media claim that the Czech Republic banned Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico from using Czech airspace to fly over the country on his way to Moscow, where he is traveling to celebrate the end of World War II in Europe. However, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the ministry had issued permission for the overflight without delay and that the newspaper’s claim is false.
“Some European countries have already banned Fico’s plane from using their airspace to fly to Russia—specifically the Czech Republic and Poland,” the Russian newspaper wrote. However, this information was refuted by Czech Foreign Ministry spokesperson Adam Čorgo.
“The Slovak side submitted a standard request for overflight permission, and it was granted without delay,” said Čorgo. “Claims of a ‘ban’ are false,” he added.
According to the spokesperson, the Czech Republic did not join the list of countries that banned Fico from flying over their territory. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland made such a decision.
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