US closes airspace to Russian flights — RT World News

US President Joe Biden has introduced that every one Russian flights shall be barred from US airspace, citing Moscow’s ongoing army motion in Ukraine, whereas warning of extra retaliation to return.

Talking on Tuesday night time in his annual State of the Union tackle, Biden lashed out at his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying he had “badly miscalculated” by sending forces into Ukraine and suggesting he should “pay a worth.”

Although he unveiled little by way of substantial new insurance policies throughout the speech, the president did state that US airspace would now be closed off to Russian flights, suggesting this could inflict additional hurt on the nation’s financial system following a raft of sanctions in current days.

“Tonight, I am asserting that we are going to be part of our allies in closing off American airspace to all Russian flights, additional isolating Russia and including a further squeeze on their financial system,” he stated, including that Moscow “has no thought what’s coming,” apparently referring to additional penalties.

A number of nations, together with the UK, Canada and everything of the EU, beforehand shut their airspace to Russian flights within the days since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine final week. Russia has responded in variety, banning airways from 36 states and territories from its skies.

President Putin argued that the “particular army operation” was meant to defend the Donetsk and Lugansk Folks’s Republics, which broke off from Ukraine after the 2014 coup in Kiev and have since been beneath siege by authorities forces. Ukraine claims the assault was unprovoked and has appealed to the worldwide neighborhood for assist to repel Russian troops, together with weapons and different direct army help. Up to now, no nation has volunteered to ship troopers, however plenty of Western states proceed to supply arms and different non-direct army help.

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