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Finland will close its airspace to Russian planes, joining a raft of other European countries.
Finland “is preparing to close its airspace to Russian air traffic,” Transport Minister Timo Harakka wrote on Twitter. Finland shares an 800-mile border with
Russia.
Other countries including
Bulgaria, the
Czech Republic,
Estonia,
Germany and
Poland have blocked airspace to Russian flights, provoking huge detours. On Saturday
Lithuania said it will block Russian flights, cutting a quick route from Russia’s
Kaliningrad enclave to
Ukraine.
Russia has retaliated and many multiple countries from its airspace in reponse to sanctions.
Meanwhile, Finland is also scheduled to approve the dispatch of a consignment of bullet-proof vests, helmets and a mobile hospital to Ukraine. It has previously approved the shipment of around 40 artillery guns to
Ukraine.