By banning American energy production while importing energy from Russia, the White House is funding Vladimir Putin’s invasion.                       

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Ongoing Crisis ⚠️: Yesterday, the White House announced that the United States will be banning imports of Russian oil and gas into the country as a result of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.

Instead of toying with oil from foreign nations like Russia, Iran and Venezuela, President Joe Biden and his administration must free the U.S. energy industry by encouraging increased production as well as reinstating projects like the Keystone XL pipeline that would have provided more oil in a carbon neutral way.

Demand the White House end its war on American-made energy by signing the Energy Independent Petition.
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B. Putin aspires to reassemble the Russian empire.
C. The Russian people all stand behind Putin and support his recent actions in Ukraine.
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Battle-hardened warriors and humanitarian workers familiar with Russia from its presence in Syria are in no doubt Putin is invading with the intention of taking the entire Ukraine. The United States – and an incredibly ineffectual and battle-shy NATO – continually underestimates Putin as a leader and also underestimates the risks of the long-standing provocation of Russia.
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