United States President Joe Biden has announced that they will be closing their airspace for all Russian flights.
This move joins a number of countries that also closed their spaces to Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Tonight, I’m announcing that 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 in his State of the Union.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the official notice banning Russian aircraft from US airspace would be posted Wednesday.
The ban would also include scheduled passenger flights as well as cargo and charter flights.
“The United States stands with our allies across the world in responding to Putin’s unprovoked aggression against the people of Ukraine,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.
The White House previously said that the US has been weighing this option in recent days. The US State Department urges all Americans to leave Russia.
US officials said that Americans can leave Russia through the train option if air travel would no longer be available.
