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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by vbezhenar on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:56PM (#27257040)
Belarus is in military alliance with Russia (Collective Security Treaty Organization). Any military action against Belarus will be met with Russian army defending its territory.

Also I think that the more sanctions are put from West to Belarus, the closer it gets to become another Russia state. I'm not sure if that's the outcome West wants to see.

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by jiofih on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:30PM (#27257815)
And military action from Belarus against an EU civilian aircraft should be met with what?
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by vbezhenar on Sunday May 23, 2021 @05:50PM (#27258921)
Belarus was within its bounds. They did not shoot aircraft, they released aircraft and all EU citizens shortly afterwards, they have legal reasons to do so (which was likely fabricated, but one can't prove that). It's a bad accident, but it's not a war.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by jiofih on Monday May 24, 2021 @03:51PM (#27268901)
I’m appalled. Just because they didn’t kill anyone (yet, as one passenger is on their way to the firing squad) this should be fine?

This is plain and simple hijacking of an international flight and not “within bounds” at all. Laws are to be followed in principle, not just technical merit, these are not computer games.

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by fakename11 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @08:53PM (#27260066)
Are you seriously describing this as a "bad accident"?
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by throwaway21_ on Sunday May 23, 2021 @05:50PM (#27258922)
Belarus airspace - Belarus rules. If EU civilian aircrafts doesn't like it they are free not to enter that airspace.
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