US Effectively Bans All Commercial Flights from or to Russia

Hit ’em where it hurts – in their commercial airline sector.

RT:

US President Joe Biden has announced that all Russian flights will be barred from US airspace, citing Moscow’s ongoing military action in Ukraine, while warning of more retaliation to come.

Speaking on Tuesday night in his annual State of the Union address, Biden lashed out at his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying he had “badly miscalculated” by sending forces into Ukraine and suggesting he must “pay a price.”

Though he unveiled little in terms of substantial new policies during the speech, the president did state that US airspace would now be closed off to Russian flights, suggesting this would inflict further harm on the country’s economy following a raft of sanctions in recent days.

“Tonight, I’m announcing that we will join our allies in closing off American airspace to all Russian flights, further isolating Russia and adding an additional squeeze on their economy,” he said, adding that Moscow “has no idea what’s coming,” apparently referring to further penalties.

Multiple countries, including the UK, Canada and the entirety of the EU, previously shut their airspace to Russian flights in the days since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last week. Russia has responded in kind, banning airlines from 36 states and territories from its skies.

No, but seriously – blocking Russians from entering or leaving the US, just because they are Russians – is just a way to try to rile up the people against Putin.

Of course, Putin has obviously thought all of this through, and he’s ready to crack down on protesters and portray the Americans as what they are – an evil empire trying to destroy Russia and the Russian people for their own strange purposes.

He’s going to have to close off the internet – something I’ve been calling for for years – and he’s going to have to ban opposition media.

He’s basically going to have to become something similar to the authoritarian he’s been falsely portrayed as. But of course, people in Russia will still have a lot more freedom than Americans have, as they will be able to live their lives normally without being harassed by the government – something that no American can claim a right to in 2022.

Basically, Putin has to reestablish the USSR.

But he’s obviously got this all worked out.

The idea he is flying blind or acting erratically is just dumb propaganda from Fox News.