Airlines suspend flights to Ukraine despite Kyiv promising £400m to keep airspace open - eight years after MH17 was blasted out of the sky - as Russian diplomat says Putin 'doesn't give a... via dailym.ai/ios mol.im/a/10508237

In the Korean War, Russian and Western forces fought each other directly and there was no open declaration of war - if fighting is confined to Ukrainian territory, no reason to believe escalation a given beyond Russian bluster #NoFlyZoneOverUkraine

Interested to know (unsure from military perspective) if there is a 40 mile convoy that is essentially static and Ukraine has some air power, why isn’t it super vulnerable? and why haven’t Ukraine resorted to roadside bombs and IEDs like Iraq? #UkraineRussiaWar

Macron is actively working against Ukraine in pushing peace at any price on Zelensky. A Le Pen victory even if it makes France more overtly pro-Russia would be beneficial to the Ukraine and put an end to Macrons failed diplomatic posturings… #Macron #UkraineWar

How large of a RU offensive to expect is unclear, but I suspect it may prove underwhelming, focused largely on the Donbas. RU may not need another large mobilization wave, and instead could keep mobilization quietly rolling at a sustainable rate. 20/

Map shows where snow will fall across this week as cold weather alert is extended across England  via dailym.ai/ios mol.im/a/11854809

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