Europe and Canada have said, they would close their airspace to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union would shut down its airspace for planes owned, registered or controlled by Russians, including the private jets.
Canada’s transport minister, Omar Alghabra, said his nation was closing its airspace to all Russian planes to hold the country accountable for an unprovoked attack on its neighbour.
The European Union action came after many of its member countries had said they were barring Russian planes or planned to do so by Sunday night. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo tweeted that European skies are open for those who connect people, not for those who seek to brutally aggress.
Meanwhile, anti-war protesters took to the streets in Berlin, Rome, Prague, Istanbul and other cities, even Russian cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg and in a dozen Belarusian cities – to demand an end to the war. According to the country’s most prominent human rights group, more than 500 people were detained in Belarus for protesting against Russia’s invasion.
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