Russia-Ukraine War: Joe Biden announces closing of US airspace for Russian flights
Russia-Ukraine War: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, announced the suspension of flights from Russia in the US airspace during his State of the Union address.
"We will join our allies in closing off American airspace to all Russian flights, further isolating Russia and adding additional squeeze on their economy," Biden said. "He has no idea what's coming," the US President told Congress.
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The move comes after several European countries including the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Canada closed their airspaces for Russian flights following Russian President Vladimir Putin's declaration of the Ukrainian breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics and launching of "special military operations" in Ukraine.
Joe Biden also announced that the US along with its partners is working on imposing tougher sanctions on Russia, targetting its banks, financial institutions, and key individuals.
Earlier on Monday, Russia banned flights for airlines from 36 countries in a retaliatory move against the European Union (EU) airspace ban.
While extending support to Kyiv in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, US President Joe Biden has reiterated that his country will not deploy troops in Ukraine against the Russian forces.
Biden's remarks came during the first State of Union address delivered by him to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday (local time). Condemning Russia's "premeditated attack" in Ukraine, Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundation of the free world.
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