Vladimir Putin hosts Alexander Lukashenko

Putin and Lukashenko “discussed the organisation of air traffic, taking into account the decision of European authorities and many airlines that have cancelled flights through [Belarusian] airspace, and taking into account that Belavia is no longer welcome in European cities,” Peskov said. “The transport ministries of the two countries – Russia and Belarus – are instructed to organise all aspects of air communication … with regard to the fact a large number of Belarusians have to somehow return to their homeland.”