Estonia closes its airspace for VIP flights to Moscow on May 9
Photo: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Margus Tsahkna (GettyImages)
Estonia has closed its airspace and banned aircraft from using it for flights to Moscow for the Victory Day parade, states Estonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Margus Tsahkna, according to ERR.
On Wednesday, May 7, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the country's airspace cannot be used for trips to Moscow and back for the May 9 parade.
"The use of Estonian airspace to go to Moscow for the May 9 parade is out of the question and Estonia does not intend to support the event in any way," said Tsahkna.
According to him, EU countries have been emphasized that "since Russia is a country that launched and continues a war in Europe, participation in propaganda events organised by them should be ruled out."
According to media reports, Estonia has already banned Cuban and Brazilian VIP flights to and from Moscow, and permits for VIP flights to Moscow for the May 9 celebrations will be terminated.
May 9 parade in Moscow
A large-scale parade will take place in Moscow on May 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited several foreign leaders to attend the event.
The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, were scheduled to attend the parade, and Serbian military participation alongside the Russian army was also planned.
However, Vučić recently unexpectedly fell ill and had to interrupt his visit to the US, where he was set to meet with Donald Trump.
Today, it was reported that Latvia and Lithuania have banned the plane of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić from crossing their airspace on its way to Russia. He intends to attend the parade in Moscow on May 9.
It is now known that Vučić's plane is in Baku and cannot depart for Moscow as it has not been granted the necessary permission.
