{"id":1364564,"date":"2022-03-08T12:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1364564"},"modified":"2022-03-08T12:01:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:01:43","slug":"biden-announces-ban-on-russian-oil-as-ukraine-invasion-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-announces-ban-on-russian-oil-as-ukraine-invasion-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Announces Ban On Russian Oil As Ukraine Invasion Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-announces-ban-on-russian-oil-as-ukraine-invasion-continues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1364564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden announced a ban on U.S. imports of Russian energy Tuesday as Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine continues.<\/p>\n<p>European allies have made no such decision yet, though the countries were consulted as the U.S. weighed making the move. Biden said the ban applies to \u201call imports of Russian oil and gas and energy.\u201d\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/24\/joe-biden-sanctions-russia-invasion-ukraine\/\">(RELATED:\u00a0\u2018Putin Chose This War\u2019: Biden Lays Out New Sanctions Against Russia After Full-Scale Invasion)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"subtitle2234\" class=\"subtitle processed selfragment\" data-id=\"2234\" data-start=\"1522337\" data-end=\"1524373\">\u201c<\/span><span id=\"subtitle2240\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2240\" data-start=\"1526575\" data-end=\"1528009\">That means Russian oil will no<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2243\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2243\" data-start=\"1528009\" data-end=\"1530346\">longer be accepted at U.S.<\/span>\u00a0p<span id=\"subtitle2246\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2246\" data-start=\"1530346\" data-end=\"1532949\">orts, and the American people<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2249\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2249\" data-start=\"1532949\" data-end=\"1536586\">will deal another powerful blow<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2252\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2252\" data-start=\"1536585\" data-end=\"1538087\">to Putin,\u201d Biden, speaking to the nation from the White House, said. \u201c<\/span><span id=\"subtitle2255\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2255\" data-start=\"1538087\" data-end=\"1539822\">This is a move with strong<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2258\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2258\" data-start=\"1539823\" data-end=\"1540657\">bipartisan support in Congress<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2261\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2261\" data-start=\"1540656\" data-end=\"1543293\">and, I believe, in the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s announcement coincides with a bipartisan push from lawmakers to ban imports of Russian oil. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi noted Sunday that Congress was \u201cexploring\u201d legislation to support this move, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-congress-explore-russian-oil-ban-enact-10-bln-aid-ukraine-this-week-house-2022-03-07\/\">according<\/a> to Reuters, suggesting the Biden administration was pressured to announce a ban.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The president described this decision as one that targets \u201cthe main artery of Russia\u2019s economy\u201d and declared that the U.S. <span id=\"subtitle2270\" class=\"subtitle processed selfragment\" data-id=\"2270\" data-start=\"1545328\" data-end=\"1547931\">\u201cwill not be part of<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2273\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2273\" data-start=\"1547931\" data-end=\"1551034\">subsidizing [Russian President Vladimir] Putin\u2019s war.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"subtitle2276\" class=\"subtitle processed selfragment\" data-id=\"2276\" data-start=\"1551034\" data-end=\"1552769\">\u201c<\/span><span id=\"subtitle2303\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2303\" data-start=\"1568819\" data-end=\"1571389\">We\u2019re moving forward,<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2306\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2306\" data-start=\"1571390\" data-end=\"1572124\">understanding that many of our<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2309\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2309\" data-start=\"1572123\" data-end=\"1573658\">European allies and partners may<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2312\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2312\" data-start=\"1573658\" data-end=\"1575660\">not be in a position to join us,\u201d Biden said. \u201c<\/span><span id=\"subtitle2315\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2315\" data-start=\"1575661\" data-end=\"1577529\">The United States produces far<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2318\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2318\" data-start=\"1577529\" data-end=\"1579798\">more oil domestically than all<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2321\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2321\" data-start=\"1579798\" data-end=\"1583068\">of the European countries<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2324\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2324\" data-start=\"1583068\" data-end=\"1583435\">combined.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ban also coincides with record-high gas prices in the U.S., with the national price for one gallon of gas breaking the previous high from 2008, AAA data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2022\/03\/08\/gas-most-expensive-us-history\/9404939002\/\">shows<\/a>. The price of gas has risen during Biden\u2019s presidency, and the administration first blamed the COVID-19 pandemic and are now pointing to the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span id=\"subtitle2822\" class=\"subtitle processed selfragment\" data-id=\"2822\" data-start=\"1873908\" data-end=\"1875010\">The decision today is not<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2825\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2825\" data-start=\"1875010\" data-end=\"1877745\">without cost here at home,\u201d Biden said Tuesday. \u201c<\/span><span id=\"subtitle2828\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2828\" data-start=\"1877745\" data-end=\"1878947\">Putin\u2019s war is already hurting<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2831\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2831\" data-start=\"1878947\" data-end=\"1880682\">American families at the gas<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2834\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2834\" data-start=\"1880682\" data-end=\"1880982\">pump.<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2837\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2837\" data-start=\"1880982\" data-end=\"1884953\">Since Putin began his military<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2840\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2840\" data-start=\"1884953\" data-end=\"1886555\">build-up at the Ukrainian<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2843\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2843\" data-start=\"1886555\" data-end=\"1888156\">border, the price of gas in<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2846\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2846\" data-start=\"1888156\" data-end=\"1889725\">America went up 75 cents, and<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2849\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2849\" data-start=\"1889725\" data-end=\"1891660\">with this action is going to go<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2852\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2852\" data-start=\"1891660\" data-end=\"1892227\">up further.<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2855\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2855\" data-start=\"1892227\" data-end=\"1894163\">I\u2019m going to do everything I can<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2858\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2858\" data-start=\"1894163\" data-end=\"1895797\">to minimize Putin\u2019s price hike<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle2861\" class=\"subtitle processed\" data-id=\"2861\" data-start=\"1895798\" data-end=\"1896933\">here at home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Jen Psaki also blamed oil companies, telling reporters during Monday\u2019s press briefing that \u201cthere are 9,000 unused, approved drilling permits.\u201d She also noted the U.S. continues to produce oil at \u201crecord numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I would suggest you ask the oil companies why they\u2019re not using those if there\u2019s a desire to drill more,\u201d Psaki said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, upon announcing the ban, pushed back on suggestions that his policies have held back domestic energy production. The president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/psaki-says-biden-not-preventing-domestic-drilling-after-claiming-stockpiled-leases-and-permits\">previously<\/a> signed an executive order to halt new oil production for public plants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s simply not true,\u201d the president said before adding that \u201cthis crisis is a stark reminder to \u2026 become energy independent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This latest announcement highlights the ever-changing decisions surrounding Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, as just last week Psaki pushed back on the notion. During a press briefing March 3, Psaki said the U.S. didn\u2019t \u201chave a strategic interest in reducing the global supply of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her comments came one day after President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/biden-ukraine-russia-oil-imports-b2026929.html\">said<\/a> \u201cnothing is off the table\u201d when pressed about the possibility of banning Russian oil imports.<\/p>\n<div id=\"piano-newsletter\" class=\"piano-newsletter\">\n<p>On March 4, Psaki <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/596928-white-house-eyes-reducing-russian-oil-imports\">suggested<\/a> the administration was, in fact, open to the idea, telling reporters that the Biden administration is \u201clooking at options we could take right now to cut U.S. consumption of Russian energy.\u201d Meanwhile, just a few days later on Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/06\/antony-blinken-active-discussions-us-banning-russian-oil-imports\/\">said<\/a> the U.S. was in the midst of \u201cvery active discussions\u201d on possibly banning imports of Russian oil.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden announced a ban on U.S. imports of Russian energy Tuesday as Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine continues.European allies have made no such decision yet, though the countries were<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1364564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1364564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1364564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1364564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1364564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}