Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have been cancelled as part of a mutual ban imposed by Kiev and Moscow on each other over the crisis in eastern Ukraine.
The ban, which took effect on Sunday, was announced last month by the Kiev government over Moscow’s alleged support for pro-Russia forces fighting the Ukrainian army in the east.
In September, Kiev said it plans to shut its airspace to 25 Russian airlines within the framework of the government’s sanctions against more than 100 Russian firms.
In response, the Kremlin decided to slap a ban on all Ukrainian air carriers, preventing them from …read more
Source: Iran English Radio
