Politico.eu: Russia’s Lavrov forced to cancel Serbia visit after neighboring countries close airspace
Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro closed their sky to Putin’s foreign minister.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Serbia Monday has been canceled, Russia's state-run Interfax press agency reported Sunday, after neighboring countries reportedly closed their airspace to his plane.
Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro had all banned Lavrov's plane from their airspace, Serbian newspaper Danas reported.
"Our diplomacy has yet to master teleportation," a Russia foreign ministry source quipped to Interfax. The three countries banned Russian flights from their airspace as the results of sanctions against Moscow, which has waged war on Ukraine. But at least one exception was made in April, when a Russian place flew through Bulgaria to pick up Russian diplomats from Serbia.
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WNU Editor: Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic has responded to this airspace ban .... Vucic expresses dissatisfaction with circumstances of cancellation of Lavrov's visit (TASS).
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Forced To Cancel Serbia Visit After Three Neighboring Countries Close Airspace
Lavrov slams some NATO members' decision not to let his plane into Serbia as unprecedented -- TASS
Russian FM reacts to being barred from foreign visit -- RT
Lavrov Says Countries Blocking His Flight to Serbia Deprive Belgrade of Its Sovereignty -- Sputnik
Russia's Lavrov calls decision to block plane 'unprecedented' -- Reuters
NATO nations block Russian envoy's plane from Serbia visit -- AP
Ukraine war: Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia slammed for stopping Lavrov's visit to Serbia -- Euronews