Diverting flight was ‘huge mistake’ by Belarus regime, Tsikhanouskaya tells Euronews

Diverting flight was ‘huge mistake’ by Belarus regime, Tsikhanouskaya tells Euronews

Belarus forced diversion or a plane to arrest a journalist was "a huge mistake" by the regime because it brought attention back to the country's political crisis, opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews.

Belarusian authorities on Sunday diverted a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius as it was flying in its airspace. Roman Pratasevich, a journalist, and his girlfriend were both arrested.