Poland received a request from Slovakia to use its airspace for the flight of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during his trip to Moscow. On Monday, the Polish news agency PAP drew attention to this, quoting the speech of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maciej Wewiór. According to him, the Polish side is currently evaluating the SR’s request, informs TASR.
The head of the Slovak government plans to participate in the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9. Fico informed on Saturday that he will not receive permission to fly to the Russian capital from Lithuania and Latvia. However, the spokeswoman of the Lithuanian Department of Diplomacy, Kristina Belikova, said on Monday afternoon that no such request had been received from Slovakia.
Estonia announced on Sunday that it would not allow Fico to fly over. According to Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna, no one must use the country’s airspace to strengthen relations with Moscow at a time when Russia continues to violate international rules and wage an aggressive war against Ukraine, threatening the security of all of Europe.
Due to the disapproval of the Baltic states, the Slovak prime minister already flew a government special plane on a longer, southern route through Hungary, Romania and the Black Sea region last year. Last year, in addition to participating in the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, he also held bilateral negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of other countries in Moscow.
