⚡️BREAKING. From Feb. 14, Ukraine is turning into a de facto no-fly zone.
International airlines are canceling flights, airplane leasing companies are banning entry into Ukrainian airspace, insurance companies won’t provide services.
SkyUp & UIA are planning to move airplanes from Ukraine, possibly Moldova.
Today at 4 pm Gov. will meet, that’s one of the questions on the list.
I really hope I’m wrong.
Ministry of Infrastructure has officially denied all reports concerning airport closures!
Ukraine warns airlines against flying over Black Sea. The Ukrainian government has labelled the area as "potentially dangerous" and advises aircraft not to fly over the sea's open waters. This guidance will remain in place from Feb. 14-19. biz.nv.ua/ukr/markets/uk…
⚡️BREAKING. The government has allocated 16.6 billion UAH ($600 million) to ensure flight safety in Ukraine, covering for insurance companies, leasing companies and air carriers.
The move is meant to prevent the halt of air traffic over Ukraine.
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Unpopular THREAD. Peaceful protests are for democracies. In authoritarian countries like #Russia & #Belarus peaceful protests don’t work.
You need a specific location and you need to be ready to use force.
The main accomplishment of regimes in #Russia & #Belarus is that they were successful in demonizing Maidan. Even those who hate #Putin & #Lukashenko are scared of being associated with Maidan and rush to reassure their abusers that they will protest peacefully.
Yet, a peaceful protest is good in a country where public opinion & perception matters. In democracies, even a small protest can sway public opinion for or against a politician during the next election. In authoritarian states, public opinion is useless - there’s no elections.