World News | Germany to Close Airspace to Russian Planes

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Germany officials said that the country is preparing to close its airspace to Russian planes.

Berlin, Feb 27 (AP) Germany officials said that the country is preparing to close its airspace to Russian planes.

Transport Minister Volker Wissing backs such a measure and has ordered all preparations for this to be undertaken, his ministry said on Twitter on Saturday.

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Hours earlier, a German-registered DHL cargo plane made a sharp turn back out of Russian airspace, according to air traffic monitoring website FlightAware.com. (AP)

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