It was updated on Mar 1, 2022, 09:59pm.
In his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would close its airspace to all Russian planes.
The State of the Union address was delivered by President Joe Biden.
The ban on Russian flights is intended to further isolating Russia and add to their economy, according to Biden.
European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen said on Sunday that the European Union would ban private jets from Russia.
Russia could retaliate against the United States. European and Canadian airlines were banned from Russia's airspace.
In his State of the Union address, Biden excoriated Putin for ordering an invasion of Ukraine and promised Russia will pay a heavy price. The United States and its allies have imposed a number of sanctions on Russia in the last week.
Russia's Vladimir Putin tried to shake the very foundation of the free world, but he badly miscalculated, Biden said. He met with a wall of strength that he never imagined.
Biden promised to keep offering military and economic assistance to the Ukrainian government, despite the fact that U.S. troops will not directly defend Ukraine from Russia's military.
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