Poland Weighs Fico’s Request for Overflight Access
Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewirr confirmed the request "is being analyzed," according to media, leaving Warsaw's final position undecided as diplomatic pressure mounts across the region.
Lithuania, by contrast, left no room for ambiguity. A presidential national security aide told Lithuanian radio station Ziniu Radijas that Vilnius would hold firm on its existing stance.
"I believe this is our consistent position. We certainly do not support the desire of states to improve relations with an aggressor state. Therefore, this is our very clear moral stance, which we are upholding," the aide said, as reported by a broadcaster.
Lithuania's Foreign Ministry had told the broadcaster on Monday that it had yet to receive a formal overflight request from Bratislava, while declining to confirm whether a definitive decision had already been reached internally.
Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia have all formally denied Fico access to their airspace. The Slovak prime minister intends to attend Russia's annual May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow — a ceremony commemorating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna argued that no nation should allow its skies to facilitate the strengthening of ties with Moscow while Russia continues its military campaign against Ukraine and remains in breach of international norms. The three Baltic states have taken the collective position that standard EU and NATO protocols governing official travel do not extend to trips bound for Russia under present geopolitical circumstances.
Fico publicly acknowledged the Baltic refusals and said he was actively exploring alternative routing. The situation closely mirrors events from last year, when identical airspace restrictions forced him to reach Moscow via Hungary, Romania, and the Black Sea. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic faced comparable rerouting constraints.
Fico remains the only senior EU official to have attended Russia's Victory Day parade in 2024 — a decision that drew pointed condemnation from across the European political establishment.
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