# Putin calls Zelensky’s warning to civilian airlines in Russian airspace a ‘bid for state terrorism’

https://mins.news/en/item/40961

- Meduza, 2026-09-01 20:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/01/putin-says-zelensky-s-warning-to-civilian-airlines-operating-in-russian-airspace-is-a-bid-for-state-terrorism

> Russian President Vladimir Putin described Volodymyr Zelensky’s warning that Russia’s airspace is becoming unsafe as a “bid for state terrorism.” Zelensky said airlines should leave, while Putin warned that Russia would respond to any resulting tragedies and said its forces had orders to prepare massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities.

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