Kremlin spokesman says Putin’s decision to ban flights to Georgia was intended to protect Russian citizens' security

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that President Vladimir Putin’s move to ban flights to Georgia was intended to protect Russian citizens' security.

“The situation in Georgia should be normalized and any threats to the security of our citizens should vanish,” he told the RBC news website.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin signed a decree, according to which, flights to Georgia will be temporarily banned from July 8.

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