Airline software giant ends distribution service with Russia’s Aeroflot, crippling carrier’s ability to sell seats
Texas-based Sabre said it ended its distribution agreement with Aeroflot.
Texas-based Sabre said it ended its distribution agreement with Aeroflot.
Political analysts say Putin’s recent claims directed toward the government reflect an irrational and ill-judged attitude toward the leadership in Kyiv.
For some, cutting ties with Russia marks the end of more than three decades of investment there following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Ukraine has vowed that it will not surrender to Russia, as talks are held between delegates from both countries.
The EU also said it will block Russian aircraft from flying in EU territory, and it will ban some Russian state-owned media outlets from its airwaves.
The United States will impose a slate of sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the White House said Friday.
Residents of the capital Kyiv are sheltering in basements, parking garages and the city’s underground metro for safety.
Russia launched an unprecedented invasion of its neighbor Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Political analysts have been predicting that Russia could invade eastern Ukraine for a while.
Germany on Tuesday halted the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline designed to bring natural gas from Russia directly to Europe.