On Friday’s “CNN News Central” broadcast, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that as Russia manages to evade U.S. sanctions and continues to rake in huge oil and gas revenues, we have to “squeeze them out.” Probably.” Regarding oil supply. I think LNG ports should be opened so that more natural gas can be transported to Europe. ”
“It’s important that the president announced these additional sanctions. This is in many ways a way to make Putin pay for Navalny’s death,” Panetta said. We also know that they’ve been able to avoid thousands of sanctions. Their economy is growing. They made about $99 billion in oil and gas revenue last year. So , they continue to look for ways to get around these sanctions. So I think it’s going to be very important that the United States continues to put pressure on Russia. We need to put pressure on Russia, not just on sanctions, but also on oil supplies. I think we should open LNG ports so that we can ship more natural gas to Europe. I think we should go after the 350 billion in Russian assets that are held. We have to find a way to radically unlock the economic value of these assets. There is nothing better than supporting Ukraine with Russian funds so that it can kill Russians. ”
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