(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden will announce that U.S. airspace is being closed to Russian airlines in his State of the Union address, joining most European nations and Canada in response to the invasion of Ukraine, said two people familiar with the government’s decision.

The people asked not to be named speaking about the issue prior to the announcement Tuesday night.

The action is largely symbolic since earlier airspace closings have made it very difficult for Russian aircraft to reach the U.S. from most locations. Canada blocked two Aeroflot flights attempting to return to Russia from the U.S. on Monday. 

United Airlines Holdings Inc. said on Tuesday it would stop flying over Russia, which its daily flights to India had done. American Airlines Group Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. had earlier said they stopped flying over Russia on Feb. 23.

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