Detention of the founder of XXXXX, the results of Eurovision. Highlights for the weekend

In Minsk , a fighter jet was raised to detain the founder of the Telegram channel XXXXX , the United States expanded the sanctions list for Nord Stream 2, prices for red caviar reached a maximum in ten years. The main thing for the weekend - in the review of RBC

Co-founder of Telegram channel XXXXX detained in Minsk

Roman Protasevich was on a Ryanair passenger plane flying from Athens to Vilnius. As reported at the Minsk airport, during the flight of the liner over Minsk, a message was received about mining, the plane landed urgently in the Belarusian capital. Information about the bomb on board was not confirmed.

According to the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel, close to President Alexander Lukashenko, he ordered “the plane to be deployed and received,” and a MiG-29 fighter jet was raised to escort the liner. Former presidential candidate, opposition leader of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya believes that the plane was forced to land in order to detain Protasevich. She demanded that Ryanair and the International Civil Aviation Organization investigate what happened. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called the incident an unprecedented event and demanded the release of the passengers. The country's Foreign Ministry summoned a charge d'affaires of Belarus. Berlin and Vienna also called for an investigation into the incident. XXXXX was recognized as extremist in Belarus, and a case was opened against Protasevich and another founder of the channel, Stepan Putilo, for organizing mass riots.

US imposes new sanctions on Nord Stream 2

“The US Treasury has added two companies, one institution and 13 vessels to the sanctions list, including the Akademik Chersky pipelayer and the Baltic Explorer supply vessel.