Thread by @paulwaugh

Although the UK and others will want to keep secret the exact supply routes for new arms, the fear will be that Russian air power will target border crossings and bomb any trucks/trains carrying munitions long before they got near Ukrainian troops who need them

https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1498571280202846209

Really interesting from @DominicRaab: the UK *has* considered a no-fly zone for Ukraine.
“We have considered a no-fly zone but for the reasons I’ve given [risk to Western forces/war with Russia]… the international community as a whole decided against it.”

Raab said: “We will not get involved directly in military operations against Russian forces" because UK agreed with US that 1) that would feed ‘Putin’s narrative’ of Western aggression against Russia and 2) because Ukraine was not a Nato ally..

.@DominicRaab added that the Govt would not be “putting UK forces in a position where they would be directly required to shoot down Russian planes”.

To prevent personal risk to Western pilots, suspect there may be calls however from Ukrainians for UK/US drones to be deployed or donated.
But that would still be seen by Moscow as a major escalation.

Short of a no-fly zone, some Ukrainians may want drone help to target Russian forces on the ground. Yet that would be a huge step seen as a direct intervention in the war that so many leaders in the West believe would spark a wider and most terrifying war.