Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsia said on Thursday it had proposed to Ukraine’s aviation authorities further talks on resuming flights between the two countries, but Kyiv swiftly turned down the offer.
Direct air services between the one-time allies ceased on Sunday, a new low in commercial relations between the two neighbors. They’ve been in a bitter standoff since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in 2014 following a pro-Europe street uprising in Kyiv.
As of Sunday, Kyiv banned incoming flights by Russian airlines, including flagship carrier Aeroflot, to punish them for flying to Crimea. Moscow criticized the move as “another act of madness” and …read more
Source: Voice of America
