Global weekly: The Belarus Ryanair Case
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Week 21 2021 | 17 May - 23 May Host: David Kennedy This episode will cover the key geopolitical event of the past week. #Belarus is again under international attention. On May 23, authorities diverted a #Ryanair flight headed towards #Lithuania from #Athens, detaining the opposition figure #Protsaevich, co-founder of the social media movement #NEXTA. The case triggered Western anger, and EU sanctions, which further risk getting Belarus closer to #Russia, as a sign of a new crisis to come. Find us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter | @varemeng #Informationmatters
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