Irish Examiner view: Global leaders need to unite over Belarusian sanctions

Will show of strength on act of air piracy be enough?

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Picture: Maxim Guchek/BelTA Pool Photo via AP

The swift response by all 27 EU leaders to the act of air piracy by Belarus is a welcome show of strength and solidarity among members in what is being seen as the biggest test of the union’s collective foreign policy since Brexit.

The fact that a MiG fighter jet was used to ensure the Ryanair captain landed in Minsk makes the actions by Belarus even more serious.