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BP announced Sunday that it is exiting its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft.

Shell followed suit on Monday, announcing that it was ending its relationship with Gazprom, exiting its stake in the Sakhalin-II liquefied natural gas facility.

Several companies, including Google, TikTok, YouTube, DirecTV, and Meta, have restricted access to RT America, a Russian state-owned media outlet.

Warner Bros, Disney, and Sony Pictures are all halting the release of upcoming films in Russia. 

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ExxonMobil will wind down operations at Sakhalin-1, a multibillion-dollar oil and gas project in Russia, and halt any new investments in the country, the company announced Tuesday.

The Sakhalin-1 project, a large oil and gas production venture on Sakhalin Island in far eastern Russia, is one of the largest single foreign direct investments in the country.

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During the State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Biden said Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy "inspirers the world."

"Six days ago, Russia's Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world, thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. But he badly miscalculated. He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over," Biden said. "Instead, he met with… a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. He met the Ukrainian people and President Zelenskyy."

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A cryptocurrency-tracking firm says Ukraine has received $33.8 million in digital currency such as bitcoin and ether as they continue to fight off a Russian invasion.

The sum from 30,000 unique donations comes after Ukraine issued a plea for contributions last week, the Associated Press reported.

Paul, an American citizen from the state of Texas was quick to sign up. He is a former paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division with multiple deployments to Iraq.  He moved to Ukraine over a year ago and is part of a growing number of foreigners volunteering to defend the country against the Russian Army. When asked why fights for a foreign country, Paul does not hesitate to answer: "I thought it was my moral obligation to help the people of Ukraine in this crisis." 

Ukraine has a special place in Paul’s heart. It reminds him of Texas. "They [Ukrainians] are fiercely independent. We have cowboys. They have Cossacks."

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President Biden opened his first State of the Union Address Tuesday with remarks about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine while announcing that the U.S. would be closing its airspace to all Russian aircraft.

“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," Biden said.

Biden says he is taking "robust action" to make sure sanctions are aimed at Russia's economy, and is working with 30 countries to release 60 million barrels of oil reserves from around the world.

"America will lead that effort, releasing 30 Million barrels from our own Strategic Petroleum Reserve," he says.

"These steps will help blunt gas prices here at home. And I know the news about what’s happening can seem alarming," he says. "But I want you to know that we are going to be okay." 

President Biden announced during his first State of the Union Address Monday that the U.S. will close American airspace to Russian aircraft, following the lead of NATO allies that have done the same amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"He has no idea what's coming," Biden said of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Biden begins his State of the Union address with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and says that Putin "badly miscalculated."

"Six days ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the foundations of the free world thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. But he badly miscalculated."

He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over. Instead he met a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. He met the Ukrainian people."

Biden introduces the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., who gets a large round of applause from those gathered in the chamber."

Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression they cause more chaos," he says.

Biden goes on to claim that "Putin is now isolated from the world more than ever." He touts "powerful economic sanctions," cutting off banks and "choking" off access to tech firms.

"We are coming for your ill-begotten gains," he says to the oligarchs, before announcing a U.S. airspace ban. 

"And tonight I am announcing that 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."

He says the U.S. is providing military and economic assistance to Ukraine, but says U.S. forces will not engage with Russian forces.

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said that President Biden must do a "course correction" on issues regarding the military and U.S. energy amid the rise of authoritarian regimes such as Russia and China.

"We're in this new era of authoritarian aggression," Sullivan told Fox News Digital on Tuesday, explaining how he and 22 of his Senate GOP colleagues sent a letter to the president Tuesday expressing their concerns and offering possible solutions ahead of his first State of the Union address.

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President Biden will announce a ban on all Russian aircraft in American airspace during the State of the Union on Tuesday evening, according to the Associated Press.

The move comes after Europe and Canada closed their airspace to Russian airlines over the weekend as part of widening sanctions imposed on the country after its invasion of Ukraine. 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union is banning all Russian airlines as well as "the private jets of oligarchs."

"There is no room in Dutch airspace for a regime that applies unnecessary and brutal violence," Mark Harbers, the Minister of Infrastructure for the Netherlands, tweeted Saturday. 

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House Republicans are railing against Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine, calling for increased sanctions on Russia and slamming President Biden for not doing enough.

"There's a lot more we can do," Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., said Tuesday. "The problem is the president hasn't led… My colleague Victoria Spartz, she said it better than anybody… We have a responsibility to the world to lead. There's a reason why the president of the United States is called the leader of the free world."

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The U.S. is expected to ban Russian aircraft from American airspace, a step GOP lawmakers have been calling on President Biden to make.

The order to ban Russian-owned and operated aircraft from U.S. airspace is expected within the next 24 hours, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal.