US Airspace
US bans Russian aircraft from US airspace
Washington: US President Biden on Wednesday declared a ban on Russian aircraft from US airspace during his State of the Union address.
"Tonight I'm announcing that we will join our allies in closing off American air space to all Russian flights, further isolating Russia and adding additional squeeze on their economy," the President said as reported by the CNN.
The US joins Canada and the European Union in closing off its airspace to Russian aircraft.
Earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the entire EU would close off its airspace to Russian planes.
Germany, Italy, Spain and France last week announced a ban of Russian aircrafts and airlines from their airspace as well.
The UK, Poland, Moldova and the Czech Republic all previously closed their airspace to Russian airlines following its attack on Ukraine.
(Reporting by UNI)
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