Biden appeared to accuse Putin of committing a 'genocide' in Ukraine : NPR
April 12, 2022
"Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away," he said.
Asked later what made him use the word "genocide," Biden replied, "Yes, I called it genocide. It has become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being — being able to be Ukrainian.
so to be clear Biden has decided that oil and gas prices should have nothing to do with cutting the supply of oil and gas via sanctions because he doesn't want them to