European countries block airspace to Russian flights, seek EU-wide ban

European countries are closing their airspace to Russian flights and urging others to follow suit, ramping up pressure on President Vladimir Putin by seeking to isolate Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine.

European Union members Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Finland, Malta, Poland, Romania, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Denmark have all closed their airspace to Russian flights or announced they would do so.