* 'We don't have a strategic interest in reducing the global supply of energy, and that would raise prices at the gas pump for the American people,' Psaki said
* She shifted blame to oil companies for not doing more to increase U.S. production
* Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for ban on all oil and gas exports from Russia
* 'Ban it. Ban the oil coming from Russia,' Pelosi said * Her call came as President Joe Biden prepares to sanction more Russian oligarchs and their families
* United States cracking down on Russia after Ukraine invasion
* New sanctions, which could come as soon as Thursday, will mirror those the EU put on Russian oligarchs but not target the exact same people
* But will be expanded to oligarch's families so they can't transfer assets to spouses or children
The White House does not support a ban on Russian oil imports, according to press secretary Jen Psaki, despite even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joining in on the calls for the U.S. to cease buying Moscow's fuel.
'We don't have a strategic interest in reducing the global supply of energy, and that would raise prices at the gas pump for the American people,' Psaki told reporters Thursday.
Asked what would need to happen 'on the ground' in Ukraine for the U.S. to stop buying Russian oil, the press secretary demurred.
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Update #1: White House knocks down talk of banning Russian oil imports (The Hill)
Update #2: Biden administration does not 'have a strategic interest' in sanctioning Russian oil, White House says (CNN)
WNU Editor: When you add oil and natural gas Russia is the world's largest producer and exporter. Imposing sanction on this trade will significantly damage the world economy. If you think inflation is bad now, these measures would make it worse. The Biden administration is simply practicing realpolitik and politics. After-all .... $7 to $8 for a gallon of gas during the midterms will obliterate the Democrat Party in the House and Senate.
But there is a solution to this. Pipelines, nuclear energy, open restricted regions where energy exploration is banned .... just to name a few. But that is not going to happen. The green agenda is more important for most Western governments than confronting Putin.
Germany's Green Party is open to coal, nuclear and other energy. Germany has a good record of land reclamation record in regards to coal strip mining. It s the first time I have ever respected the Greens in Germany. They have grown up.
ReplyDeleteAmerican Greens are still delusional. They are as delusional as Psaki. It might take another year or two before they cease and desist. Inflation will do the job. Also more and more people will whip out a pencil, calculator or spreadsheet and run the numbers on various energy types. If they keep up the usually Democrat energy politics, those people will be defriended.
A partial ban on Russian oil will drive prices up. Russia could make as much money with a partial ban as without. It has to do with supply and demand curves, but don't try to understand those, if you are a non-STEM educated jerk.
ReplyDelete"Biden refuses to ban Russian oil despite Nancy Pelosi telling him to: President's staffers kick press out of Cabinet meeting for asking about issue as Psaki says it would lead to higher gas prices"
The link above shows how dysfunctional the Democrat elite are. Things are going to get a lot worse. They are circling the drain (That was my first thought).
Biden relented on the Israel to Greece Pipeline. So maybe he will relent on Keystone. They could flip and have 9 months to message with the willing accomplice MSM. Things are happening in weeks now instead of months. So maybe the Nut House will relent.
As a Newsmax pundit pointed out before the SOTU, Biden is clinging to his base. So using that as a metric until the lunatic bases is in favor of more drilling and the Keystone XL pipeline he will continue to oppose.
The brave souls of the Nut House will lead not from the van but from the middle of their riot. So when will Keystone be approved? Watch for the polling to change among Dims in particular and then you will see the Nut House not flip flop but pivot.
Well! Not everyone in the Whitehouse is delusional.
ReplyDeleteYou need a mix of energy, coal, gas, wind, oil, solar, nuclear etc
ReplyDeletePeople who haven't figured this out yet are exactly the same who vote Democrat, and are tricked by CNN, an organisation owned by a conglomerate with strong ties to China
They can't put it together.. they believe half the country is racist and wonder why suddenly civil war is trending
YOU are being played
YOU are the moron
PS is Fred still alive? Talking about gullible morons, he even was tricked into taking these "vaccines"
It's just...
People have no science degrees and believe if the telly tells them it's safe.
You're being played. By monsters who divide your nation, who deplete you of strategic energy and other resources and pit you against another to rule your nation and mine
And if you still don't know why, read their own writings. They clearly say that by 2030 they need to accomplish a great reset with digital ID, digital currency, end of privacy, and no property -- for you and me. And they talk openly about reducing the global population down by several billion. Why? Because they fear an uprising and have written entire books about it how they best can enslave us and keep at the top of the food chain.. because they know they have less than 8 years before mass unemployment thanks to AI/ automation and the 4th industrial revolution
Their acts are so inhumane, so murderous that most people cannot comprehend this. You and I will never fully get their mindset, but they're actively killing us today, through soft kill weapons they call "vaccines"
And the next"vaccines"will be in your food, not theirs. YOURS. And you'll have no choice but eat it and have your family eat it, or your social credit score will be adjusted. They talk openly about sterilising us through vaccines.
Please put 1+1 together. They have a plan and they're executing it. Now. Today. And for years already
Well! Not everyone in the Whitehouse is delusional.
ReplyDeleteReally?
Which ones are the training wheels?
Jack Hanick, a onetime producer at Fox News, has been indicted on charges of working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch to establish TV networks in Russia and in other European countries.
ReplyDeleteHanick, 71, is accused of working for Konstantin Malofeyev, who since 2014 has been under U.S. sanctions that were imposed in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it had unsealed an indictment charging Hanick with viol
Liar
Delete7:27 looks like it is a Fred comment or a Fred Copycat.
ReplyDeleteCopy and paste with know link or quotes. That is a Fred specialty.
"Hanick, 71, moved to Moscow in 2013 to begin working for Malofeyev and continued to work for him after he was sanctioned the next year, prosecutors said. Malofeyev oversaw his compensation, and Hanick wired some of the payments he received to a bank account in New York, they added.
Hanick stopped working for the television network in 2017, "
https://news.yahoo.com/u-charges-russian-oligarchs-tv-200856632.html
So when did Hanick stop working for Fox?
What if Hanick is also a vet? Would we suspect all vets of being bad?
What logical fallacy was made? Hasty Generalization The dude keeps making them, which is why I call him a no learner.
A few points
1) "Democrats in DC are simply playing the hypocrite in their continued press to find evidence of Russian collusion with the Trump administration while ignoring the Russian ties of the Clinton crime family. The latest come as former President Bill Clinton gave a $500,000 speech to a Moscow-based financial firm, while his wife, Hillary, began opposing Russian sanctions, according to emails published by Wikileaks."
FBI was surprised but took no action after Bill Clinton took $500,000 from Russian bank while Hillary decided on American uranium deal
"The FBI was 'surprised by the timing and size' of a check given to Bill Clinton to give a speech in Moscow in 2010, the Hill newspaper reported "
2) The Hunter wire transfer from Moscow. All Democrats can say is that it is not proven. That is a very low standard. They said it was wired to a similar sounding company. With lawyers involved setting up shell companies within shell companies is no biggie. What is fascinating is two things. The FBI will not and the Congress is stymied to see how or if the Seneca named companies are related. It is matter of national security and people are not informed, so they can have an informed vote. Hunter Biden ahs not sued for defamation. SO is he afraid of defamation?
So John Hannick and Fox.
What Rick Saleeby and CNN.
Pedo Problem: CNN Has Second Producer With 'Potential
Two producers still working at CNN. Not like Hanick, who worked at FOX 1, 2, or 3 decades ago?
What can I say Fred argue like an emo, illogical person.