A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737. File photoWASHINGTON, Mar 2Washington is closing the country's airspace to all Russian aircraft, US President Joe Biden told Congress Tuesday. isolating Russia, we are closing American airspace for all Russian flights and adding pressure to their economy,” he said. According to the US Department of Transportation, the ban on the use of US airspace applies to all aircraft associated with Russia, including charter flights. src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/44384f0282cdc4d52dd6dd6dd3bfb01b7c2.jpg» />Boeing suspended service and technical support for Russian airlinesVladimir Putin on February 21, in response to requests from the Donbass republics and after an appeal by State Duma deputies, signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and the DPR. Early on the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. The President called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» He stressed that the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question. According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. With the support of the Russian army, units of the DPR and LPR are developing the offensive.
Aeroflot suspends flights on the European route network
