Lady Whistledown
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Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje nchini humo, imethibitisha kuahirishwa kwa ziara ya Waziri Sergei Lavrov nchini Serbia kwa sababu ya majirani watatu wa Serbia (Bulgaria, Macedonia na Montenegro) kuzuia ndege yake kutumia anga yao.
Serbia inadaiwa bado kuwa na mahusiano mazuri na Urusi licha ya nchi nyingi za EU kuiwekea nchi hiyo vikwazo, kutokana na uvamizi wake wa Mwezi Februari nchini Ukraine.
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EU member Bulgaria imposed the flight ban, along with North Macedonia and Montenegro - countries hoping, like Serbia, to join the EU.
Russia's foreign ministry confirmed the cancellation. Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered an EU airspace ban.
Serbia remains friendly with Russia.
Serbia has not joined the EU's wide-ranging sanctions against Russia. The EU and UK imposed a blanket flight ban on Russian planes - including the private jets of oligarchs - days after the 24 February invasion.
Like many other European countries, Serbia relies heavily on Russian gas. Mr Lavrov was to have had talks in Belgrade with President Aleksandar Vucic on 6-7 June.
The Kremlin strongly backs Serbia's refusal to recognise Kosovo's independence. Russia was angered by the Nato bombing campaign against Serbia in 1999 during the Kosovo war.
Commenting on the Balkan move to bar Mr Lavrov's flight, a Russian foreign ministry source said "our diplomacy has yet to master teleportation".
In early March thousands of pro-Russian Serbs marched through Belgrade, reflecting the countries' traditionally close ties.
Source: BBC
Serbia inadaiwa bado kuwa na mahusiano mazuri na Urusi licha ya nchi nyingi za EU kuiwekea nchi hiyo vikwazo, kutokana na uvamizi wake wa Mwezi Februari nchini Ukraine.
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EU member Bulgaria imposed the flight ban, along with North Macedonia and Montenegro - countries hoping, like Serbia, to join the EU.
Russia's foreign ministry confirmed the cancellation. Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered an EU airspace ban.
Serbia remains friendly with Russia.
Serbia has not joined the EU's wide-ranging sanctions against Russia. The EU and UK imposed a blanket flight ban on Russian planes - including the private jets of oligarchs - days after the 24 February invasion.
Like many other European countries, Serbia relies heavily on Russian gas. Mr Lavrov was to have had talks in Belgrade with President Aleksandar Vucic on 6-7 June.
The Kremlin strongly backs Serbia's refusal to recognise Kosovo's independence. Russia was angered by the Nato bombing campaign against Serbia in 1999 during the Kosovo war.
Commenting on the Balkan move to bar Mr Lavrov's flight, a Russian foreign ministry source said "our diplomacy has yet to master teleportation".
In early March thousands of pro-Russian Serbs marched through Belgrade, reflecting the countries' traditionally close ties.
Source: BBC