| | The Kiev region and everything east of the Dniepr River was more-or-less out of diesel as of April 2022. As was the agricultural center and west of the country where Russian forces did not advance. Russia bombed diesel storage facilities which runs not only military vehicles but tractors as well. Any new supplies would have to come from where it normally does, that is, Russia or Belarus. | | The Kiev region and everything east of the Dniepr River was more-or-less out of diesel as of April 2022. As was the agricultural center and west of the country where Russian forces did not advance. Russia bombed diesel storage facilities which runs not only military vehicles but tractors as well. Any new supplies would have to come from where it normally does, that is, Russia or Belarus. |
| − | ''AFP'' reported on April 21, 2022 that [[Biden regime]] treasury secretary [[Janet Yellen]] told reporters a ban on Russian oil, gas, and coal could ultimately cause more harm than good.<ref>https://www.rfi.fr/en/yellen-warns-european-ban-on-russian-energy-could-harm-economies</ref> This, after the Biden regime implemented such a ban, and threatened [[India]] and other countries with sanctions for not implementing such bans.<ref>https://tfiglobalnews.com/2022/02/27/joe-biden-commits-a-massive-strategic-blunder-by-threatening-india-with-sanctions/</ref> | + | ''AFP'' reported on April 21, 2022 that [[Biden regime]] treasury secretary [[Janet Yellen]] told reporters a ban on Russian oil, gas, and coal could ultimately cause more harm than good.<ref>https://www.rfi.fr/en/yellen-warns-european-ban-on-russian-energy-could-harm-economies</ref> This, after the Biden regime implemented such a ban, and threatened [[India]] and other countries with sanctions for not implementing such bans.<ref>https://tfiglobalnews.com/2022/02/27/joe-biden-commits-a-massive-strategic-blunder-by-threatening-india-with-sanctions/</ref> A European energy ban would raise global oil prices "and, counterintuitively, it could actually have very little negative impact on Russia, because although Russia might export less, its price it gets for its exports would go up." |
| − | A European energy ban would raise global oil prices "and, counterintuitively, it could actually have very little negative impact on Russia, because although Russia might export less, its price it gets for its exports would go up." | |
| − | Referring to a proposed ban, Yellen said, "if we could figure out a way to do that without harming the entire globe through higher energy prices, that would be ideal."
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