Russia-Ukraine: Biden closes US airspace to Russian flights
In his first State of the Union address, US president says Putin will pay ‘continuing high price’ for invading Ukraine.
In his first State of the Union address, United States President Joe Biden announced closing US airspace to all Russian flights, saying that Moscow will be weaker by the end of its war against Ukraine.
Addressing a joint session of Congress late on Tuesday, Biden said the US is imposing “powerful sanctions” on Russia that are cutting off its banks from the international financial system and “choking” its access to technological imports.
The US president also hit out repeatedly at Russia’s Vladimir Putin, saying that he alone is to blame for the war.
“Tonight, I’m announcing that we will join our allies in closing off American airspace to all Russian flights, further isolating Russia and adding an additional squeeze on their economy,” Biden said. “He has no idea what’s coming.”