European airlines may be forced to hand over passenger details to Russian authorities in contravention of EU privacy rules or face landing and overflight bans.
Russian lawmakers are pushing through a passenger name record (PNR) law that comes into force on 1 July.
But EU officials have raised concerns over the proposal because it is being unilaterally imposed.
PNR agreements must be bilaterally agreed, says the European Commission.
“We are expecting them [Russia] to...
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