Russia has closed its airspace to all carriers connected to 36 nations.
The decision was made by Russia’s civil aviation authority on Monday in retaliation for several European nations restricting Russian access to their airspace.
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The nations affected will include Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Canada, according to the agency.
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The European Union announced on Sunday that it was banning all Russian aircraft from its airspace. “We are shutting down the EU airspace for Russian-owned, Russian registered or Russian-controlled aircraft,” EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement. “They won’t be able to land in, take off or overfly the territory of the EU.”
This ban came after several members of the EU, including Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and France, decided individually to restrict Russian access to their airspace.
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The airspace ban is just one of several restricting Russian access to international resources. The EU and the United States have rolled out a series of sanctions against Russian banks and leaders. Several other private entities have taken Russia bans into their own hands, including FedEx and UPS, FIFA, Formula 1, and local businesses. The Russian economy has been struggling as the ruble has tanked in value and Russian stocks have cratered.
