Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow responds to Zelensky’s threat to Russian airspace as flights cancelled
- Russia has vowed not to allow any disruption to civil aviation after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned that his country’s incoming drones had made Russian airspace dangerous to use.
- Zelensky said Ukraine's response to Russian attacks meant "the war started by Russia is closing its own skies" but his forces are not targeting civil aviation.
- Andrei Nikitin, Russia's transport minister, said the country “will not allow any significant disruption to civil aviation”.
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- Russia has vowed not to allow any disruption to civil aviation after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned that his country’s incoming drones had made Russian airspace dangerous to use.
- Zelensky said Ukraine's response to Russian attacks meant "the war started by Russia is closing its own skies" but his forces are not targeting civil aviation.
- Andrei Nikitin, Russia's transport minister, said the country “will not allow any significant disruption to civil aviation”.
Sources: The Independent