Russia is struggling to make military progress in and around Kyiv, western officials said on Thursday afternoon, and “there is a question as to whether Moscow now intends to try to assault Kyiv or not”...

An estimated 7,000 Russian troops have died in the fighting so far and 10% of the invading army’s equipment has also been destroyed, prompting questions as to whether the army on the ground has the will to continue fighting.

"I would be quite cautious in terms of my understanding of Russian intent on Kyiv," an official said, noting that Russian forces had been trying to encircle the Ukrainian capital for many days but had failed to make any real progress in either the north-west or the east.

“I think there is a question as to whether Moscow now intends to try to assault Kyiv or not, and I don’t know the answer to that,” the official added.

"To do so, in my judgment, with or without bombardment, would be very costly."

What about WMD? Britain and the U.S. have been warning about that for days. We don't think Putin is just going to walk away do we?