WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland and Ukraine refused permission for a plane carrying Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to use their airspace on Friday while returning home from a visit to Slovakia.
Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov described the action as a "crude violation of the norms and ethics of inter-state conduct", according to Interfax news agency. Poland said it had denied overflight because Shoigu's plane had designated itself as military rather than civilian.
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