>Such a weird move. [...] Russia trying to punch our national carrier down It doesn't seem weird if Russia has a history of using its valuable airspace as a ge

>Such a weird move. [...] Russia trying to punch our national carrier down It doesn't seem weird if Russia has a history of using its valuable airspace as a geopolitical weapon. (A 10 min video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdNDYBt9e_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdNDYBt9e_U) France's Macron was vocal about EU issuing sanctions against Belarus. Putin supports Belarus and in a tit-for-tat show, they denied Russia clearance to Air France flights. The motivations for economic punishments from both sides seem obvious.