Belarus ‘Hijacking’ Set in Context of ‘More Assertive’ Russia, Says NATO Chief

Belarus ‘Hijacking’ Set in Context of ‘More Assertive’ Russia, Says NATO Chief
Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg to 10 Downing Street, on June 2, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA
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Sanctions against Belarus for the “hijacking” of a passenger plane carrying a journalist who had been critical of the Lukashenko regime must be “fully implemented,” the head of NATO has said.

Secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg met Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Downing Street on Wednesday and the pair discussed the future of the alliance ahead of a leaders’ meeting in Brussels on June 14.