The Saga of Ryanair Flight 4978

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Last week, when the pilots on a commercial flight headed for Lithuania told passengers they were about to make an unexpected landing in the Belarusian capital of Minsk many were confused — except Roman Protasevich. The 26-year-old dissident journalist and one Belarus’s biggest enemies sensed what was about to happen. How and why did Belarus force down the plane and arrest Mr. Protasevich? And what comes next? Guest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Michael.
0:01.9	For the past four years, I've hosted this show pretty much without fail, five days a week,
0:07.9	and I'm not going anywhere.
0:09.8	But I had a baby, so for the next few months, I won't be working every day.
0:15.1	Giving you a chance to hear from a broader set of voices within the show, including a
0:19.7	Steadhoundon, Sabrina Tavernisi, and Kevin Rus.
0:23.9	My thanks to our guest hosts, the Daily Team, and as always, to you for listening.
0:33.3	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Babbaro.
0:35.7	This is The Daily.
0:43.4	Today.
0:45.7	The story of Ryanair Flight 4978.
0:50.3	Sabrina Tavernisi spoke with our colleague, Anton Trojanovsky, about why the leader of
0:56.2	Belarus forced the plane to land.
0:59.3	The passenger he was after, and what may happen next.
1:16.3	This Thursday, May 27th.
1:24.3	Anton.
1:25.3	Sabrina.
1:26.3	Hi.
1:27.3	Hello.
1:28.3	It's been a pretty crazy week for you on your beat with the story of this plane in Belarus.
1:34.1	Tell me what happened inside the plane.
1:38.1	Start from the beginning.
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