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

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

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 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.

Andrei Kozyrev, the former Russian minister of foreign affairs, spoke with ABC News Live about the ongoing Ukrainian-Russian conflict and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he says was a friend.

"I don't know what happened inside his head, but it's different person, especially politically, it's totally different," he said. "I know that there are positive situations when a soul becomes full. But perhaps there is room for reverse, you know, when a good person becomes a bad person, and serving this regime, it just makes me feel sick, that he's doing that."

Kozyrev said Putin has been making several miscalculations, particularly with how Ukrainians and the West would react.

He added that he believes Putin's inner military circle would prevent him from using the "nuclear button."

"They risk everything, their families, because the nuclear war is a doomsday machine for everyone. It's suicidal. So somebody will stop him," he said.

-ABC News' Nadine Shubailat, Zoe Magee and Rahma Ahmed