says even though the bombing there has stopped.

the only country in Europe that maintains capital punishment.The text was endorsed quickly by the leaders who were determined to respond with a strong reaction to the incident because of the serious endangering of aviation safety and passengers on board by Belarussian authorities.

Pratasevich and his girlfriend were taken off the plane shortly after it landed.who ran a popular messaging app that played a key role in helping organize massive protests against Lukashenko.A Belarusian MiG-29 fighter jet was scrambled to escort the plane in a brazen show of force by Lukashenko.

the Belarusian KGB put Pratasevich on a list of people suspected of involvement in terrorism.which was flying between two of the blocs member nations and was being operated by an airline based in Ireland.

We demand an immediate international.

EU leaders have tried to bring Belarus closer to the bloc to encourage democratic reforms and reduce the influence of Russia but have failed so far.by the Belarus Government press office shows Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich speaking to the camera in a prison in Minsk.

European governments have not only told airlines to avoid Belarusian air space.And they dont know what President Lukashenko brazen enough to force down a civilian jet to seize a political dissident might do for an encore.

I continue to cooperate with the investigation and confess to organizing mass protests in Minsk.in close coordination with the European Union.