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“We will join our allies in closing off American air space to all Russian flights – further isolating Russia – and adding an additional squeeze –on their economy,” Biden said.
The move would prohibit planes that are owned or registered by Russians from flying over the United States, the latest coordinated approach between U.S. and its allies amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
“The United States stands with our allies across the world in responding to Putin’s unprovoked aggression against the people of Ukraine,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote in a Tuesday statement.
The ban will take effect by the end of day Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously retaliated against the European ban by canceling flights from European airlines over Russian territory.