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European Union, Canada Close Airspace To Russia

As of Monday morning, at least 28 countries had shut down airspace for Russian owned and operated aircraft.

A Boeing 737-800 operated by Aeroflot—Russian Airlines at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow in 2019. [File Photo: Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

More than two dozen countries, including all of the European Union, shuttered their airspace to Russian aircraft Monday in retaliation for the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

The decision comes as a growing number of airspace bans were put in place over the weekend across Europe severely restricting where Russian airlines and other operators can fly.

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