Joe Biden bans Russia from US airspace in first State of the Union address

As Mr Biden spoke, Russian forces were escalating their attacks in Ukraine, having bombarded the central square of country’s second-biggest city Kharkiv and Kyiv’s main TV tower, killing at least five people

Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, US President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, announcing a ban on Russian planes in US airspace (Saul Loeb/AP)

US President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night to check Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine as he announced a ban on Russian planes in US airspace.

Mr Biden also noted the US was working to seize the yachts and apartments of Russian oligarchs, saying: “We are coming for your ill-begotten gains.”