Nations around the world reacted to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by banning Russia-owned aircraft from their skies.
As the European Union and other nations, such as Canada, announced bans, American skies were still open.
As of Sunday afternoon, Reuters reported that the U.S. was still considering what to do.
? Th EU has now closed airspace to Russian flights and bans pro-Kremlin media after invasion of Ukraine?
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“Our European skies are open skies,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said, the The Washington Post reported. “They’re open for those who connect people, not for those who seek to brutally aggress.”
As of Sunday, Italy, Norway, France, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands were barring Russian planes. Britain, Germany, Romania, Spain, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia had also acted to ban Russian aircraft, leaving Russian ally Belarus and Switzerland the only European nations not joining in the ban, according to the Post.
The E.U. said it would close E.U. airspace to Russian aircraft. Rumor is that Biden is considering closing US airspace to Ukraine aircraft. /s
If only we had a real leader in the White House.
— Jerry Rosen (@Shortrosen) February 27, 2022
Canada’s minister of transport, Omar Alghabra announced his nation would join in.
“Effective immediately, Canada’s airspace is closed to all Russian aircraft operators. We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine,” he said.
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