BRATISLAVA – Slovak MEP Luboš Blaha has questioned claims made by Western officials that a Russian drone had allegedly posed a threat to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's plane during its flight from Chisinau to Oslo. Blaha stated that, according to him, the available information does not correspond to the interpretation that appeared in the public sphere, and he described it as another example of anti-Russian propaganda. "We last heard that a Russian drone nearly hit Zelensky's plane," Blaha said, adding that, according to his claims, the drone did not fly from Russia, but from Ukraine.

At the same time, he emphasized that the unmanned aerial vehicle was reportedly located approximately 160 kilometers away from the aircraft, and therefore, according to him, it did not pose an immediate threat to the presidential plane. Blaha compared his assessment to stories about so-called Armenian radio, which are based on distorting or exaggerating the original information. The MEP also focused on the role of Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, who spoke about the incident in public.

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According to Blaha, Stoltenberg did not have his own information about the alleged threat and simply repeated information provided to him by Zelensky. Stoltenberg previously served as the Secretary General of NATO before becoming the Norwegian Prime Minister. The Norwegian side had earlier stated that the plane carrying the Ukrainian President encountered a situation related to the presence of a drone during its flight from Moldova to Norway. However, details about the trajectory of the unmanned aerial vehicle and its actual distance from the aircraft have become the subject of public debate. Blaha therefore believes it is important to distinguish between original information and subsequent political interpretations.

“So that's how Western propaganda works. Does anyone still take it seriously?” concluded the Slovak MEP. The topic comes at a time of ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine, when information about incidents involving unmanned aerial vehicles often provokes strong reactions from various parties. Therefore, statements by individual politicians can have a significant political and media impact in addition to security implications.

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