Czechs, Poland, Bulgaria close airspace to Russian flights
The ban will apply from midnight Friday and it applies to all Russian airline companies
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Russian Grand Prix cancelled in wake of Ukraine crisis: Formula One
“We are watching the developments in Ukraine with sadness and shock and hope for a swift and peaceful resolution to the present situation.”
Putin announces military operation in eastern Ukraine
President Biden said he would “hold Russia accountable.”
U.S urges its citizens to immediately leave Belarus
American citizens have already been urged to leave Ukraine.
Private military contractors bolster Russian influence in Africa
Their deployment to African countries aims to “enable Russia to… regain this sphere of influence” that fell away with the collapse of the Soviet Union,
Russia closes Deutsche Welle Moscow Bureau
“We have been made into a kind of pawn, which the media must often endure in autocracies,” DW’s Director General
UK to introduce legislation allowing change or scrapping of outdated EU laws
The new “Brexit Freedoms Bill” will make it easier to amend or remove “outdated” EU laws.
Points of friction between the US and Russia
Russia and the United States holding talks in Geneva and expected to touch on disputes between them.
