A growing number of countries are banning Russian planes from transiting through their air space in solidarity with Ukraine over Russia's attack on its western neighbour
France announces it will close off its air space from Sunday night, in response to the attack."Our European skies are open skies," says Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. "They're open for those who connect people, not for those who seek to brutally aggress."Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland say they too will not accept any Russian planes.
Finland, which shares a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia, "is preparing to close its air space to Russian air traffic," Transport Minister Timo Harakka tweets, without giving a time.Italy and Spain, too, say they are shutting off their air space. Malta says it is also doing so to show "full solidarity with Ukraine".North Macedonia's government also banned all Russian aircraft from its skies, but says humanitarian flights will be exempted.
"We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine," Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said on Twitter. Effective immediately, Canada’s airspace is closed to all Russian aircraft operators. We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine.In tit-for-tat punitive measures, Russia on Sunday closed its air space to flights operated by carriers from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia.On Friday, it banned all UK-linked planes from its skies.
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