Belarus ‘hijacking’ set in context of ‘more assertive’ Russia, says Nato chief

“It has to be clear that, when a regime like the regime in Minsk behaves the way they did, violating basic international norms and rules, we will impose costs on them.

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg had talks with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street. Picture: Justin Tallis/PA

Sanctions against Belarus for the “hijacking” of a passenger plane carrying a journalist who had been critical of the Lukashenko regime must be “fully implemented”, the head of Nato has said.

Secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg met UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Downing Street on Wednesday and the pair discussed the future of the alliance ahead of a leaders’ meeting in Brussels on June 14.