France closes airspace for Russian aircraft, says minister

27 Feb 2022 • 8:51 PM MYT
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Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari tweeted that France was shutting its airspace. — Thomas Samson/Pool pic via Reuters

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PARIS, Feb 27 — France today announced it would follow other European countries in shutting its airspace to Russian aircraft to punish the country for invading Ukraine, Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said in a tweet.

“France is shutting its airspace to all Russian aircraft and airlines from this evening on”, said Djebbari. — Reuters