Biden at SOTU: Putin 'badly miscalculated' his invasion of Ukraine, he 'has no idea what's coming'

President Joe Biden opened his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night saying that COVID-19 kept America's political leaders apart last year but now we're "together again."

Most lawmakers and Biden Cabinet officials were spotted shaking hands without masks in the chamber at State of the Union.

Biden dedicated a significant portion of his address to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that Russian Leader Vladimir Putin "badly miscalculated" his invasion of Ukraine.

"He met the Ukrainian people," he said, referring to the Ukrainian people as "wall of strength he never imagined." 

Biden described Putin's invasion of Ukraine as "premeditated and totally unprovoked."

"He rejected repeated efforts at diplomacy," he said. "He though the West and NATO wouldn't respond. He thought he could divide us at home."

Biden added that "Putin was wrong" and "we are united." He said Putin is "more isolated" than he has ever been.

Biden also said the "free world" is holding Putin accountable, mentioning his decision to close off U.S. airspace to Russia.

"He has no idea what's coming," he said. "He will never weaken the resolve of the free world."

Biden predicted that Putin's war in Ukraine will "have left Russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger.”