Egypts Ignores US Demands To Cut Off Airspace To Russian Military Flights

Daily Caller: US Ally Ignores Pleas To Cut Off Airspace To Russian Military Flights: REPORT 

American ally Egypt repeatedly ignored requests from Biden administration officials to shut off its airspace to Russian military flights, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. and Egyptian officials. 

U.S. officials asked Egypt in February and March to close its airspace to the Russian military, thereby blocking access to Syria, but Egypt has not responded to those requests, the WSJ reported, citing government officials. 

Egypt continues to allow the Russian defense ministry to send aircraft through its territory to reach Syria, complicating U.S. moves to block Moscow from allegedly funneling weapons and equipment stationed in Syria to its forces in Ukraine.  

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Update: U.S. Ally Rebuffs Requests to Block Russian Military Flights (Political Wire)  

WNU Editor: Russian aircraft must now fly 2,000 extra miles and up to five hours further after the U.S. and Ukraine persuaded countries including Turkey, Jordan and Iraq to cut access for at least some Russian military planes last year after the invasion of Ukraine (see above map).