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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Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Feb 28, 2022, 12:51 PM EST

FIFA, UEFA suspend Russian teams

FIFA and UEFA said they are suspending all Russian national and club soccer teams from competition until further notice.

The UEFA soccer league also said it's ending its partnership with Russian gas company Gazprom.

"The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024," UEFA said.

Feb 28, 2022, 12:40 PM EST

Russia bans flights from 36 countries from their airspace

Russia is restricting the flights of airlines from 36 countries "as a retaliatory measure" for the European Union's ban on Russian planes, Russian news agency Interfax reported, citing the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, leads a meeting on economic issues in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 28, 2022.
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The countries on Russia's ban are: Austria, Albania, Anguilla (a British overseas territory), Belgium, Bulgaria, the British Virgin Islands, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Denmark (including Greenland, the Faroe Islands and the territorial sea), Jersey, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, France, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Estonia.

The U.S., which isn't included on Russia's list, hasn't banned Russia from its airspace. However, Delta suspended its codeshare partnership with Russian airline Aeroflot on Friday.

-ABC News' Anastasia Bagaeva

Feb 28, 2022, 12:13 PM EST

State Department: Reports of human rights abuses 'widespread'

The State Department said in a statement Monday that "reports of human rights abuses have been widespread" since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pointing to attacks that killed civilians, including children, and destroyed schools, hospitals and homes.

A playground stands outside a school destroyed during fighting not far from the center of Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, near the Ukrainian-Russian border, Feb. 28, 2022.
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A woman with a child walk in front of a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on Feb. 25, 2022.
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A man clears debris at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where a military shell allegedly hit, Feb. 25, 2022.
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The allegation of human rights abuses has also gone further to accusations of war crimes by Russia's military. Amnesty International reported Sunday that Russia used cluster munitions in an attack against a kindergarten that killed three civilians, including one child, which "could constitute a war crime," the human rights group said. The use of cluster munitions against civilians is a violation of international law.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has repeatedly accused Russian forces of committing war crimes, tweeting on Friday that Ukraine's general prosecutor's office is collecting reports and will send them to The Hague, adding, "responsibility is inevitable."

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will address the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was set to address the same chamber but his trip was canceled “due to an unprecedented ban on his flight in the airspace of a number of EU countries," Russia's mission to the U.N. offices in Geneva said.

-ABC News' Conor Finnegan

Feb 28, 2022, 12:00 PM EST

Talks between Ukraine, Russia end after 6 hours

Talks between a Ukrainian delegation and Russian officials at the Belarus-Ukraine border have ended after six hours. Both sides will return to their capital cities for consultation ahead of a second round of talks.

Ukraine said it wanted a ceasefire and Russian withdrawal, while the Kremlin said it would not announce its position. Russia's negotiators have talked of striking a deal that's in the interests of both sides.

PHOTO: Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov, third from right, Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation, second right, Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky arrive for peace talks in Gomel region, Belarus, Feb. 28, 2022.
Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov, third from right, Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation, second right, Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky and other members of the delegations arrive for peace talks in Gomel region, Belarus, Feb. 28, 2022.
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Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation, second from left, and Davyd Arakhamia, faction leader of the Servant of the People party in the Ukrainian Parliament, third right, attend peace talks in Belarus, Feb. 28, 2022.
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-ABC News' Joe Simonetti

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