Biden: US to Close Airspace to Russian Aircraft
Joe Biden, President of the United States, in his first annual address to Congress, threatened Moscow with further punitive measures. In this regard, Biden announced that America will close its airspace to Russian aircraft.
German Police Unions Warn of Potential Attacks in the Country
German police unions, referring to the Russia-Ukraine war, warned of the possibility of attacks on facilities of both countries in Germany.
Oliver Malchow, head of the Federal Police Union (GdP), said in an interview with the newspaper “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung”: “Violent clashes between supporters of both groups in Germany are conceivable. Including attacks on representative offices and official facilities of both countries.”
Malchow emphasized that federal and state police authorities must be prepared for emergency situations, and the effects of this war on Germany’s internal security are being reassessed daily.
● Ukrainian Media Report Clashes in Kharkiv and Kherson
According to reports by Ukrainian media, clashes with the Russian army continued throughout last night. According to the Ukrainian independent news agency (UNIAN), Russian forces, among other things, attacked a military medical center in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.
According to this report, Ukrainian forces in the clashes in Kharkiv succeeded in capturing six more Russian T-80BWM tanks.
Clashes continued in the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine as well. According to the Ukrinform agency, a Russian tank fired on the building of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU).
Anton Herashchenko, advisor to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, reported the death of a large number of civilians in Cherson, some of whom were defending the city against Russian forces with Molotov cocktails.
According to local reports, this city, which is located at the mouth of the Dnieper River, has been besieged.
These reports cannot be independently verified.
● Biden: Putin Made a Miscalculation
Joe Biden, President of the United States, in his first annual address to Congress sent a clear message to the Russian president and threatened further punitive measures. In this regard, Biden announced that America will close its airspace to Russian aircraft. Previously, the European Union and Canada had also closed their airspace to Russian aircraft.
Biden, who in this address referred to Vladimir Putin as “the Russian dictator,” emphasized that this action by Russia would further isolate it and increase the economic costs of this aggression for Moscow.
Biden did not announce a specific timeline for closing American airspace.
Source: DW
