# IN BRIEF: What to know of Zelensky’s threats to Russian civil aviation, Moscow’s response

https://mins.news/en/item/41782

- TASS, 2026-09-02 10:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2181161

> Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin says Russian agencies are coordinating closely to prevent threats to air traffic and respond promptly. Moscow says it is tightening flight and airport security and will not allow major disruption to civil aviation. Vladimir Putin and Maria Zakharova described Zelensky’s warning to airlines over flights across Russia as a terrorist threat.

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