Ukraine closes airspace as Russia and Ukraine tensions increase

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have escalated further after Ukraine decided to stop buying Russian natural gas and closed its airspace to its eastern neighbour.

Russia’s state-controlled gas company Gazprom said that it stopped sending gas to Ukraine yesterday morning and will supply no more because Ukraine has not paid in advance for more deliveries.

However, Ukraine said it was its own decision to stop buying gas from Russia after it was offered better prices from other European countries.