The U.S. concern is not about Ukraine but about Biden's chance for reelection:
Russia remains one of the world’s most important energy exporters despite western sanctions on its oil and gas sector. Oil prices have risen about 15 per cent this year, to $85 a barrel, pushing up fuel costs just as US President Joe Biden begins his campaign for re-election.
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The US objections come as Biden faces a tough re-election battle this year with petrol prices on the rise, increasing almost 15 per cent this year to around $3.50 a gallon.
“Nothing terrifies a sitting American president more than a surge in pump prices during an election year,” said Bob McNally, president of consultancy Rapidan Energy and a former White House energy adviser.
Buddy, he’s been emptying the strategic reserves. Short of actually doing the right thing he’s done everything he can, and that’s possible for a neoliberal.
damn maybe they should use their institutional power to make people not have to pay for gas to get to work somehow
Buddy, he’s been emptying the strategic reserves. Short of actually doing the right thing he’s done everything he can, and that’s possible for a neoliberal.
God I wish he would build trains
"The economy is great!" said the King to his subjects.
Let them burn cake!