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Joe Biden Open To Banning Russian Oil Imports As Ukraine War Rages On

by Duong
March 2, 2022
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President Biden said Wednesday that he’s open to banning the importation of Russian oil to penalize Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine.

Biden, who has taken heat for not targeting Russia’s energy exports, indicated his willingness to enact further sanctions after claiming Tuesday night in his first State of the Union address that “we prepared extensively and carefully” to respond to Russia’s attack and “we were ready.”

“Are you considering banning Russian oil imports?” a reporter asked Biden on the White House lawn as he departed on a trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin Wednesday.

“Nothing is off the table,” the president answered.

Biden added that it was “too soon to say” if Russian troops are committing war crimes against Ukrainian civilians and offered moral support for that country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, when asked if he “should stay in Ukraine” or leave.

Biden indicated his willingness to enact further sanctions on Wednesday.
President Biden indicated his willingness to enact further sanctions, saying Wednesday, “nothing is off the table.”
JIM LO SCALZO

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“I think it’s his judgment to make and we’re doing everything we can to help him,” Biden said.

Biden, a practicing Catholic who spoke to reporters with a cross drawn in ashes on his forehead in recognition of Ash Wednesday, endorsed Pope Francis’ call for a day of prayer and fasting to lobby God for peace.

“I was with the cardinal this morning. He came over to give me ashes and we both prayed for that, for the people of Ukraine,” said Biden, who told reporters he gave up sweets for Lent.

When asked if he had reached out to China for help with imposing economic sanctions against Russia, Biden said, “not directly yet — the staff have been in contact with them.”

A map shows the state of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
A map shows the state of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

When a reporter pressed Biden on whether he wants “permanent bases” housing US troops in NATO member country Poland, he said, “that’s a decision for NATO to make.”

Polish President Andrzej Duda in 2018 tried to charm then-President Donald Trump into adopting the idea — saying he thought an installation should be named “Fort Trump.”

Biden initially announced limited sanctions last week against most state-owned Russian banks and certain elite businessmen in response to the invasion.

After receiving criticism, the president over the weekend applied sanctions to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s vast personal wealth and reached an agreement with US allies to disconnect Russia from the SWIFT international banking system.

White House officials said last week they were intentionally safeguarding the flow of Russian fossil fuels, despite supports of Ukraine claiming that energy purchases are funding Moscow’s war machine.

“To be clear: Our sanctions [against Russian banks] are not designed to cause any disruption to the current flow of energy from Russia to the world,” Daleep Singh, a deputy White House national security adviser, said Thursday.

Biden has faced criticism for not targeting Russian energy exports with sanctions.
President Biden has faced criticism for not targeting Russian energy with sanctions.
Yegor Aleyev

“We’ve carved out energy payments on a time-bound basis to allow for an orderly transition of these flows away from sanctioned institutions, and we’ve provided other licenses to provide for an orderly winddown of business,” he said.

Biden this week authorized the distribution of oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the conflict caused gas prices to spike to a seven-year high, potentially worsening already soaring inflation.

Germany’s government said last week that it would not allow the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to open because of the invasion. Biden faced withering Republican criticism last year for waiving sanctions against the Baltic Sea project, which would have piped fuel directly from Russia to Germany.

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