German Foreign Minister announced that President Belarus would pay for ordering Ryanair's aircraft to arrest the opposition journalist.

"Any leader who jokes with such ideas must understand that they will have to pay bitter prices," said Penal Secretary of Heiko Maas at Berlin today, a day after Lien Leader

"Our goal is always President Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and his power apparatus, not civilians," Maas explained.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas spoke before the press in Berlin today.

The moves of Germany and Europe were launched after Ryanair's 4978 flight departed from Athens, Greece, on the morning of May 23 to the Vilnius capital of Lithuania's fighter Belarus pressed to play

President Lukashenko was sentenced to force this plane to land its emergency to arrest Roman Protasevich's opposition journalist and Sofia Sapega girlfriend.

Foreign Minister Maas said that pressing the emergency landing flight was "terrible behavior" that endangers the lives of more than 170 people on the plane.

Western leaders accused the Belarus government with behavior "without hackers" with a European plane, while Minsk announced them to do so to ensure the flight safety after receiving a warning with bombs on the cavity

US President Joe Biden called Belarus's activity "Unusual international practices", while German Prime Minister Angela Merkel said this was "unprecedented" and "unbelievable".

Foreign Minister Maas said he would discuss measures that were planned with EU co-grants in talks in Portugal's Lisbon capital this weekend, adding that the EU is also "coordinating

Protasevich, 26, has worked for Poland Nexta news agency and plays many protests opposing President Lukashenko last year through Telegram app.

Protests in Belarus lasted more than 6 weeks last year after Lukashenko, the 26-year authority, declared re-elected with more than 80% of the votes.