The plane of Serbia President Alexander Vucic, who flew to Moscow to participate in the celebration of Victory Day, made a forced landing in Baku. This was reported by the Serbian newspaper Blic.
According to the publication, the Vucich plane cannot continue to fly to Moscow due to restrictions on flights that are entered in Moscow airports in connection with the attacks of Ukrainian drones and the work of air defense systems.
The aircraft is waiting for the appropriate permission. The Embassy of Serbia informed TASS that Vusich’s visit to Moscow remains in force.
A source of RIA Novosti at Baku Airport said that the plane of the President of Serbia had already flew to Moscow. This information was confirmed by the Serbian media.
Updated . Serbia President Alexander Vuchich flew to Moscow after a forced landing in Baku. Video with the Vucich plane, which was landing in Moscow, was published by the Russian State Agency of RIA Novosti.
- On May 6, it became known that Latvia and Lithuania banned the flight in their airspace of the aircraft Alexander Vuchich on the way to Russia. According to the Serbian media, the Latvian authorities banned the passage of the aircraft due to the "political sensitivity of the purpose of the flight." Lithuania, in turn, refused due to "technical and diplomatic sensitivity."
- Over the past day, Moscow airports interrupted the reception and sending of aircraft several times due to the restrictions that are introduced in connection with the attacks of drones. Dozens of flights were canceled. The Association of Tour Operators of Russia reported that at least 60 thousand passengers were affected by airport restrictions - at least 350 flights were violated.
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky previously “recommended” the world leaders not to come to Moscow for celebration on May 9 for security reasons. He also stated that the Russian authorities were “worried” about the Victory parade. “We choose exactly such pain points of Russia that will most encourage Moscow for diplomacy ... Now they are worried that they have a parade in question, and are worried correctly. But they must worry that this war continues. They must end the war, ”Zelensky said.