Biden to announce ban on Russian aircraft in US airspace

By Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak | CNN

President Joe Biden will announce during Tuesday night’s State of the Union that the US will ban Russian aircraft from US airspace, joining a growing number of countries who are closing their skies to Russia following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, two sources familiar with the decision told CNN.

When asked if the Biden administration was considering this move in recent days, press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the number of US flights that fly over Russia to go to Asia and other parts of the world played a role in the decision.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the decision.

In recent days, the State Department has encouraged Americans in Russia to consider leaving immediately while there are still commercial flights out of the country.

US officials believe there will still be ways for Americans to get out of Russia if Russian flights cannot come to the US, citing train options out of the country as one possibility.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

Source: Orange County Register