WASHINGTON, March 1 - President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. is following Canada and the European Union in banning Russian planes from its airspace in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, The Associated Press reported.

Biden, in his first State of the Union address, vowed to make Vladimir Putin “pay a price” for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, rallying allies abroad while also outlining his plans at home to fight inflation and the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.