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That's because there is no "independent russian media" anymore. The fact that flights were sold out are all over the news, including CNN, BBC and APNews, e.g.
by abcd_f 4y ago
That's because there is no "independent russian media" anymore.
The fact that flights were sold out are all over the news, including CNN, BBC and APNews, e.g.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-fleeing-mobilization-dbe01d0c9be45a8c479565501a2a8f32 https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-fleeing-mobilizati...
- yeputons 4y ago"sold out" != "ordered to stop selling tickets" by far.
- SyneRyder 4y agoA Reuters version of the sold-out-flights news story is here on Australia's ABC: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-21/flights-out-of-russia-sell-out-after-putin-orders-partial-call-/101464280 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-21/flights-out-of-russia... It included this paragraph: "Mr Putin's announcement, made in an early-morning television address on Wednesday, raised fears that some men of fighting age would not be allowed to leave Russia." EDIT: To be clear, the linked Reuters report did not say airlines had been told to stop selling tickets, just that above sentence speculating that it could happen. The Reuters report is 6 hours old at the time I am posting it here.