President Joe Biden delivers a State of the Union address – his first – to Congress on Tuesday. The president kicked off his speech strongly condemning Russia for its "unprovoked" invasion of Ukraine, including closing off U.S. airspace to Russia planes. Biden said that Democracies are “rising to the moment” as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine. "Putin may be able to circle Kyiv with tanks, but he will never gain the hearts and souls of the Ukrainian people,” he said. "He will never weaken the resolve of the free world." First Lady Jill Biden entered the House chamber with her guests for this evening's speech, including the Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Biden said the U.S. and western allies are enforcing "powerful economic sanctions," including cutting off Russia's largest banks from international financial systems, preventing Russia's central bank from shoring up the Russian ruble and "making Putin's $260 billion war fund worthless." The president also said the coordinated sanctions are "choking off Russia's access to technology" that will weaken its military and undermine its economic strength. #sotu #biden #russia #ukraine