Ukraine war – latest: Russian airport stops all flights temporarily; Putin ally visiting China today

Is this a sign of China moving closer to Russia? Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is heading to China today to meet officials. Both the Chinese and the Belarusians are billing this as a multipurpose visit where the two allies will discuss a wide range of topics from politics, economics, trade and humanitarian issues. But it is the context of the war in Ukraine and China’s position on it that will grab all the headlines and dominate the commentary. China has never overtly condemned or condoned the war and has spent the past few days positioning itself as a potential broker…