Aeroflot Suspends International Flights, Except to Belarus

AUG 4 2022·Updated FEB 7 2024

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The Facts

Aeroflot, Russia's flagship airline, announced on Saturday that it will stop all international flights, except to Belarus, starting March 8 for reasons related to sanctions.
Independent
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, several countries have banned Russian flights from their airspace, and non-Russian airlines, like Delta, have ended code-sharing partnerships.
nytimes
EU sanctions also prohibit the sale, transfer, supply or export of planes or any components to Russia.
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Russia's aviation authority has also expressed fear that planes registered abroad by be seized by foreign governments.
nytimes
Aurora and Rossiya, subsidiaries of Aeroflot, will also be affected, and S7, Russia's biggest private airline, has also suspended international flights.
Newsweek

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The Spin

Narrative A

Sanctions work and the ones against Russia's aviation industry are proof. This will go a long way toward plunging Russia's economy into a deep recession that could affect Putin's attitude towards his invasion.

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Narrative B

Economic sanctions might ground some Russian planes and impact grocery store shelves, but they'll never work to thwart the invasion. The only thing that will work is more military assistance to the Ukrainian army.

American Thinker

Establishment-critical narrative

It's hypocritical to impose sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, but not on the US for invading Iraq for equally unjustified reasons, or on Israel for invading and annexing Arab lands.

Al Jazeera