State of the Union takeaways: Biden talks tough on Putin and touts Covid progress

Ukraine dominated Biden's address, but he set out plans to combat inflation and insisted America can move on from the pandemic

Joe Biden denounced Russian tyranny" in his first State of the Union speech, but also carved plenty of time time to make his pitch for Democrats as the US midterm elections loom.

The president, who is struggling with a low approval rating and faces the prospect of Democrats losing control of the House and the Senate in the November, condemned Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. He announced a flight ban on Russian aircraft, before turning to the domestic policies Biden hopes will make voters choose him.