{"id":203871,"date":"2026-09-16T01:10:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T22:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203871\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T01:10:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T22:10:44","slug":"italian-visa-center-in-minsk-suspends-registration-of-applications","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203871\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian visa center in Minsk suspends registration of applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 15, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The registration of new candidates seeking to file visa applications with the Italian embassy has been temporarily suspended, VFS BY, which operates Italy\u2019s visa center in Minsk, announced on September 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This measure has been introduced pending \u201cfurther instructions from the embassy of Italy.\u201d At the same time, the operator says, for applicants already on the waiting list, \u201ctheir registration remains valid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company tells applicants to \u201cfollow updates\u201d on its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on September 3 that the ministry would investigate the circumstances surrounding the issuance of an Italian tourist visa to a Belarusian suspected of plotting a drone attack at Leipzig Airport last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 2, German media reported that a suspected perpetrator of a failed drone bomb attack at Leipzig Airport last month was identified as a Belarusian man who had entered the European Union on an Italian visa issued in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect reportedly holds a Russian passport and is known for offenses committed in the Baltic states. German authorities say that he is believed to have entered the Schengen Area using an Italian tourist visa issued in late April. The other suspect is a man of Russian origin holding a Latvian passport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attempted attack occurred on the night between August 4 and 5, with airport staff discovering an explosives-laden drone inside a restricted area of Leipzig Airport, close to a Ukrainian Antonov An 124 cargo aircraft used to transport weapons and ammunition for Ukraine\u2019s military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least two other drones were found during subsequent searches. One of them had collided with a DHL cargo plane, and fragments of the other carrying 50 grams of hexogen were found in a nearby field on August 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both suspects reportedly fled the EU after the incident, beyond the reach of investigators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germany accused the Kremlin of orchestrating the attack and announced that it would close Russia\u2019s last remaining consulate in Bonn and the Russian House cultural center in Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moscow denied all accusations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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