Serbian politician Vulin's plane was turned back from the Moscow route

A Belgrade-bound flight carrying Aleksandar Vulin, head of Serbian state gas company Srbijagas’s supervisory board and a close ally of former president Aleksandar Vucic, was ordered back to the Serbian capital while over Lithuanian airspace en route to Moscow, with authorities citing the need for an additional security check. The incident highlights the delicate position of EU-candidate Serbia, which relies heavily on Russian gas, as Vulin’s Moscow trip was interrupted by a NATO member’s airspace decision. Watch for official explanations from Lithuanian and Serbian authorities and whether the Moscow visit is rescheduled.