Ukraine bans Russian airlines as part of war sanctions

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By Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine is banning flights by Russian airlines from Oct. 25 as part of a wave of sanctions against Russia over its support for separatists in the east of the country, the government said on Friday. Kiev said last week it was imposing restrictions on more than 90 companies or groups, mostly from Russia, and including airlines Transaero and Aeroflot , the national flag carrier. Spelling out the details of the sanctions, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk told a government meeting: "In accordance with a decision by the Security Council, the government of Ukraine is adopting a decision to ban flights by Russian companies, primarily Aeroflot and Transaero, to Ukraine." The government website quoted him as saying: "Russian planes with the Russian tricolor have no business in Ukrainian airports." He added that any Russian planes carrying military hardware or troops had also been banned from flying over Ukrainian territory.




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