USA Completely Closes the Sky with Belarus

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The Ministry of Transport has completed the procedure for limiting air traffic with the republic, which began after Minsk intercepted Ryanair. The US Department of Transport on Tuesday, July 6, prepared a decree prohibiting the sale of air tickets for flights to and from Belarus. This was reported by TASS agency. "Immediately and until the subsequent decree of the ministry <...> the sale of passenger air transportation, including air transportation carried out by various companies between the United States and Belarus, is prohibited," the document says. At the same time, the decree provides for exceptions for those flights that are carried out "in the national interests of the United States, including for humanitarian reasons or for reasons of national security." Thus, the department has completed the procedure for limiting air traffic with Belarus, which began after the republic's authorities intercepted the Ryanair aircraft with passengers on board by on May 23. As a reminder, on June 4, the Council of the European Union announced the introduction of a ban for the Belarusian aircraft to use the EU airspace and have access to European airports. Seven more European countries soon joined the community's member states in this decision.