Croatia is preparing to close the sky for Russian aircraft

Croatia will also close the airspace for Russian aircraft. According to the authorities of the country, the issue was discussed during a series of meetings on the situation around Ukraine before the meeting of the Cabinet, scheduled for February 28.

It is on it that decisions on the further steps of Zagreb will be made, the officials specified.

The text of the statement, which was published on the Cabinet’s Twitter, noted that Russia’s behavior “violates all the foundations of the security order.” “Therefore, we are closing the airspace for Russian airlines, establishing defense cooperation with Ukraine, and we are sure in one day at the EU level there will be a consensus on the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the SWIFT system,” the statement emphasized.

Earlier, against the background of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, a number of European countries imposed bans on the flights of Russian aircraft, including Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, France and North Macedonia, Canada, Spain, Portugal. A little later, the head of the European Commission announced that the EU would close airspace for all Russian aircraft, including private ones.

Recall, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in the Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia” and stressed that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.” In response to Russia’s actions, Western countries (USA, Canada, European Union, Great Britain, Japan) announced new, tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation, including financial and economic ones.