European Union Bans Russian Flights in Bid to Rein In Putin
- Move applies to all Russian owned or controlled aircraft
- ‘That includes the private jets of oligarchs’: Von der Leyen
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The European Union will close its airspace to Russia, attempting to further isolate President Vladimir Putin after he ordered his troops to invade neighboring Ukraine.
The collective action applies to any plane owned, chartered or otherwise controlled by a Russian person, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday in announcing the measure.