{"id":78662,"date":"2026-04-19T11:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/baltic-states-to-deny-airspace-to-fico-aircraft-for-moscow-victory-day-visit-rt-world-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:44:24","slug":"baltic-states-to-deny-airspace-to-fico-aircraft-for-moscow-victory-day-visit-rt-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/baltic-states-to-deny-airspace-to-fico-aircraft-for-moscow-victory-day-visit-rt-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltic states to deny airspace to FICO aircraft for Moscow Victory Day visit &#8211; RT World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                    The Slovak leader has vowed to find an alternative way to honor fallen Soviet and Allied soldiers as he did last year.\n            <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lithuania and Latvia have announced they will refuse to use their airspace for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Moscow for Victory Day on May 9. Fico nevertheless vowed to reach the Russian capital, saying the Baltic states would not stop him from paying tribute to those who liberated Slovakia from Nazi occupation.<\/p>\n<p>Fico revealed the denial in an address on Saturday. <em>&#8220;Lithuania and Latvia have already informed us that they will not allow us to fly over their territory on the way to Moscow. That&#8217;s how it will be.&#8221;<\/em> he said, indicating that it is unusual for EU member states to deny flyover rights to a prime minister of another EU member state.<br \/><em\/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I will definitely find another way, as I did last year when Estonia torpedoed us,&#8221;<\/em> Feeko added. <em>&#8220;The attitude of the Baltic states towards the Second World War cannot prevent me from my intention to give thanks for the liberation of Slovakia.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more large\" data-has-alias=\"\">\n<picture>\n                    <!--(if IE 9)>\n                    <video style=\"display: none;\"><!(endif)--><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" data-srcset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxs\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 560w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xs\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 640w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/thumbnail\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 920w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/m\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 1080w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/l\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 1536w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/article\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 1960w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxl\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 2480w&#10;                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"\/><source data-srcset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxs\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 280w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xs\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 320w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/thumbnail\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 460w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/m\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 540w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/l\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 768w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/article\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 980w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxl\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg 1240w&#10;                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"\/><!--(if IE 9)><\/video><!(endif)--><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n                <!-- noscript pattern --><br \/>\n                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxs\/6822f89320302752e30ffcd9.jpg\" alt=\"Maduro claims Kyiv 'world capital of Nazism'\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He recalled that 10,000 soldiers of the Red Army, the Romanian Army and the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps had died during the liberation of the country. Fico also announced plans to visit the Dachau concentration camp and Normandy as part of a wider programme. <em>&#8220;Pilgrimage for Peace.&#8221;<\/em> <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more large read-more__right\" data-has-alias=\"\">\n<picture>\n                    <!--(if IE 9)>\n                    <video style=\"display: none;\"><!(endif)--><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" data-srcset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxs\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 560w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xs\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 640w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/thumbnail\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 920w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/m\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 1080w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/l\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 1536w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/article\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 1960w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxl\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 2480w&#10;                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"\/><source data-srcset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxs\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 280w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xs\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 320w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/thumbnail\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 460w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/m\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 540w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/l\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 768w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/article\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 980w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxl\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg 1240w&#10;                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"\/><!--(if IE 9)><\/video><!(endif)--><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Putin welcomes foreign leaders on Victory Day: As it happened\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxs\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg\" class=\"read-more__cover lazyload\"\/>\n                <\/picture>\n                <!-- noscript pattern --><br \/>\n                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.05\/xxs\/681d51ec2030276efb7db428.jpg\" alt=\"Putin welcomes foreign leaders on Victory Day: As it happened\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2025, the Baltic states restricted airspace access to several leaders traveling to Moscow&#8217;s 80th anniversary parade, citing political sensitivity, forcing some leaders \u2013 including Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic \u2013 to change course. According to TASS, Fico&#8217;s plane flew over Hungary, Romania, the Black Sea and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>About 30 world leaders attended last year&#8217;s Moscow parade, including China&#8217;s Xi Jinping, Brazil&#8217;s Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, Venezuela&#8217;s Nicolas Maduro and Egypt&#8217;s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Fico was the only EU leader to attend the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would be happy to welcome representatives of friendly countries this year, but the guest list had not yet been finalized.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned leaders against attending Moscow&#8217;s May 9 events, saying that such visits <em>&#8220;The European side should not be taken lightly&#8221;<\/em> and urged them to come to Kyiv instead.<\/p>\n<p>Fico dismissed his comments at the time as offensive, and questioned whether they were <em>&#8220;A form of blackmail.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Slovak leader has vowed to find an alternative way to honor fallen Soviet and Allied soldiers as he did last year. Lithuania and Latvia have announced they will refuse to use their airspace for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Moscow for Victory Day on May 9. 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