The Ryanair aircraft which was diverted to Minsk, where Raman Pratasevich was detained, later flew on to its intended destination, Vilnius. Photo by Andrius Sytas/Global Media/Reuters.

The Belarusian dissident whose plane was forced down in Minsk knew he was on the KGB’s blacklist.

You have reached a premium content area of Transitions. To read this entire article please login if you are already a Transitions subscriber.

Not a subscriber?

Subscribe today for access to:
Full access to the website and archive of over 26,000 articles

Exclusive monthly, members-only newsletter offering behind-the-scenes views from our contributing writers

A guest, two-month subscription to share with a friend

You can subscribe here to gain access to the entire website.