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European Union shutting down airspace to Russia, including private jets of oligarchs -UPDATED

28 February 2022 07:50 (UTC +04:00)

The decision to close the airspace of the European Union to Russian aircrafts has come into force, the text of the decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, APA reports.

The resolution prohibits the entry, landing or take-off of any aircraft registered in Russia, owned by Russian carriers or leased to Russia and controlled by Russia.

EU foreign ministers have agreed to ban Russian aircrafts from using EU airspace.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed on Sunday that the European Union is shutting down the EU airspace to Russia, APA reports quoting CNN.

“We are proposing a prohibition on all Russian-owned, Russian-registered and Russian-controlled aircraft. These aircraft will no more be able to land in, take off or overfly the territory of the European Union. This will apply to any plane”, von der Leyen said.
“Our airspace will be closed to every Russian plane. And that includes the private jets of oligarchs too," she said.

Many European countries had already closed their airspace to Russian airlines and aircrafts as of Sunday, including Germany, France and Italy.