Czech Republic Grants Overflight Clearance for Robert Fico's Plane: Slovak Prime Minister to Moscow for Parade
The Czech Republic has granted overflight clearance for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's plane to Russia, where he will participate in the celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory Day in World War II, spokesperson for the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Adam Čerge announced this evening.
TL;DR
- Czech Republic has granted overflight permission for Slovak PM Robert Fico's plane to Russia.
- Fico will attend the 81st anniversary of Victory Day celebrations in Russia.
- He intends to lay flowers and possibly meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Fico stated his visit is to honor Red Army soldiers who fought Nazis.
- Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland previously denied Fico's overflight requests for this trip.