Russia-Ukraine updates: US to ban Russian carriers from its airspace

Biden will announce the news in his State of the Union address, a source said.

Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up "stiff resistance," according to U.S. officials.

The attack began Feb. 24 as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation."

Russians moving from Belarus towards Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, don't appear to have advanced closer towards the city since coming within about 20 miles, although smaller advanced groups have been fighting gun battles with Ukrainian forces inside the capital since at least Friday.

Russia has been met by sanctions from the U.S., Canada and countries throughout Europe, targeting Russia's economy and Putin himself.


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352 civilians dead, including 14 children, Ukrainian officials say

Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs released an update on the number of civilians who have been killed or wounded.

As of Sunday evening, 352 people have been killed, including 14 children, according to the agency.

There are 1,684 wounded civilians, 116 of which are children.

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou


UN votes to call emergency session of General Assembly

The United Nations Security Council voted to convene a special session of the U.N. General Assembly to debate Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Eleven nations voted in favor of the session, while Russia voted against it. India, China and the United Arab Emirates abstained.

This will mark the eleventh time since 1950 that the General Assembly convened an emergency session.

"The special session is a necessary new step intended to defend the U.N. Charter and international law and put an end to the aggressions against Ukraine. In parallel, the Security Council will of course continue to assume its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security," Nicolas de Rivière, the permanent representative of France to the U.N., said before the vote.

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou


US embassy urges Americans depart Russia amid flights cancellations

The U.S. embassy in Moscow sent an alert urging American citizens to consider departing Russia immediately amid the growing number of canceled flights and closures of airspace to Russian airlines.

"U.S. citizens should consider departing Russia immediately via commercial options still available," the alert said.

-ABC News' Conor Finnegan


New York state to cease Russian investments

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an executive order Sunday that ordered a review of all state purchases and investments with Russia and ceased investments for as long as U.S. sanctions are imposed on the country.

“The state will not permit its own investment activity, whether directly or indirectly to aid Russia as it commits these human rights violations,” Hochul said during a news conference.

She also reiterated that refugees from the conflict will be welcome in New York.

“Because we have the Statue of Liberty in our harbor, this is a point of pride for us to welcome all of them,” Hochul said.


Blinken calls on Moscow to commit to not invading, meet next week

Secretary of State Antony Blinken closed his remarks to the U.N. Security Council meeting by challenging the Russian Federation to "announce today -- with no qualification of equivocation or deflection -- that Russia will not invade Ukraine, stated clearly stated plainly, to the world."

"And then demonstrate it by sending your troops, your tanks, your planes back to their various can hangars and sending your diplomats to the negotiating table," he added.

Blinken laid out how the U.S. believes Russia will attack Ukraine -- but said he would welcome being wrong and for Russia to withdraw.

"Now, I'm mindful that some have called into question our information, recalling previous instances where intelligence ultimately did not bear out," he said, apparently referring to a similar address then-Secretary of State Colin Powell famously made to the Security Council presenting U.S. intelligence to justify the Iraq War. "But let me be clear, I am here today not to start a war, but to prevent one," he said, citing allies that agree with U.S. assessments.

"If Russia doesn't invade Ukraine, then we will be relieved that Russia changed course and proved our predictions wrong. That would be a far better outcome in the course we're currently on. And we'll gladly accept any criticism that anyone directs at us," Blinken said.

He continued, "Russia can still make if there's any truth to his claim that is committed to diplomacy. Diplomacy is the only responsible way to resolve this crisis"

Blinken also said that he sent a letter to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier Thursday proposing that they meet next week in Europe following their talks in recent weeks "to discuss the steps that we can take to resolve this crisis without conflict" and that U.S. is also proposing meetings at the NATO Russia Council and the OSC Permanent Council.

"These meetings can pave the way for a summit with key leaders in the context of de-escalation to reach understandings on our mutual security concerns," he added.