The European Union announced that it would close its airspace to Russian flights and finance weapons for Ukraine in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor.
“We are shutting down the EU airspace for Russian-owned, Russian registered or Russian-controlled aircraft,” Ursula von der Leyen, who serves as president of the European Commission, announced on Sunday.
“They won’t be able to land in, take off or overfly the territory of the EU,” she added, noting that the ban included “the private jets of oligarchs.”
She also announced that the European Union would, for the first time, “finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and equipment to a country under attack.” This was in addition to banning “the Kremlin’s media machine” in the bloc.
Canada also closed its airspace to Russian flights on Sunday.
“Effective immediately, Canada’s airspace is closed to all Russian aircraft operators. We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine,” Canada’s Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra said.
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EU closing airspace to Russian flights, financing weapons for Ukraine https://t.co/jDgIfMv4Qu pic.twitter.com/CMT2MX94sc
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— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) February 26, 2022Here’s something to make your blood boil. One of the top Kremlin propagandists praising the Ukraine invasion has acquired a British passport and owns a property in London. https://t.co/Pd9DixFz6w
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