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   EU and NATO member Bulgaria has closed its airspace to Russian aircraft in   
   solidarity with Ukraine and because of the intensification of fighting with   
   Russian troops in that country. The flight ban came into effect on the night   
   from Friday to Saturday and will affect all aircraft with licenses issued by   
   the Russian Federation, the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport said.   
       
   The country forbids the departure, landing and overflying of Russian aircraft.   
   The airspace over Bulgarian territorial waters is also blocked for them.   
       
   British Transport Minister Grant Shapps announced on Twitter on Friday that no   
   Russian private jets are allowed to fly or land in British airspace with   
   immediate effect. "Putin's actions are illegal and anyone who takes advantage   
   of Russian aggression in Ukraine is not welcome here. I have tightened our ban   
   in the UK so that no Russian private jet can fly or land in British airspace -   
   effective immediately."   
       
   Russia has banned British airlines from landing at airports in the country or   
   from entering Russian airspace. That move came after London previously banned   
   Russian airline Aeroflot from accessing British airspace. Poland and the Czech   
   Republic have also announced that Russian airlines are no longer welcome.   
      
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