Coverage dated February 25, 2022 to February 26, 2022

Nations ban Russian planes from their 'democratic skies'

Headline from Digital Journal

European countries are banning Russian planes from transiting through their airspace in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Poland bans Russia airlines from its airspace (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    "We aren't going to lay down weapons. We will protect the country," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video recorded in a downtown street early Saturday.

  2. New York Times

    More European countries ban Russian flights from their airspace. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    France, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Italy and the Netherlands joined at least a dozen European countries in barring Russian planes in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

  3. Digital Journal

    Nations ban Russian planes from their 'democratic skies' (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    European countries are banning Russian planes from transiting through their airspace in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  4. The Times of Israel

    European countries block airspace to Russian flights, seek EU-wide ban (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Growing list of nations, including some Scandinavians, Italy, Germany and Poland, essentially blocking flights to West, as Russia takes reciprocal action

  5. NBC News

    EU bans Russian planes across its airspace (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The European Union is banning all travel from Russian planes over its airspace in response to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Sunday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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