Aeroflot Russian Airlines and other Russian airlines are going to find it very difficult to fly to western Europe. They are rightly being isolated.

The new number of European countries banning Russian aircraft has grown overnight.

Countries that have either closed or announced they are closing their airspace to Russian aircraft:

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Canada

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

European Union (EU)

Finland

France

Germany

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

A total European Union airspace ban is expected later today.