Ukraine pledges funds to keep airspace open amid Russia standoff


  • World
  • Sunday, 13 Feb 2022

A plane carrying military aid, delivered as part of the United States' security assistance to Ukraine, is parked at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, February 5, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine pledged funds on Sunday to try to keep its airspace open to commercial flights, as some carriers reviewed their services to the country after the United States warned that Russia could invade at any time.

Dutch airline KLM - part of Air France - said it would stop services to Ukraine and Germany's Lufthansa said it was considering suspending flights.

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