Source: Global Network
[Global Network Report] Russian President Putin 19 held a Russian federal security meeting on the 319th to announce that Donetsk and four other places entered a "wartime state". Biden responded to this on the same day.
Russian News Agency reported on the 319th that Russian President Putin held a Russian federal security meeting on the same day that announced that the four places of Khlsson , Zaboroze , Luhansk and Donetsk entered a "wartime state".
Putin held a meeting with members of the Russian Federation Security Conference via video on the same day, announcing that the four places entered a "wartime state": "I signed a decree on the implementation of military state in these four subjects of the Russian Federation. It will be submitted immediately to the Russian Federation Committee (Parliament Upper House) for approval, and the adopted decision will notify the State Duma (Parliament Lower House)." He said that residents of the new area expressed their willingness to "be with Russia", while Kiev rejected any negotiation proposals, and the shelling continued.
Putin said at the meeting: "It is necessary to establish a territorial defense headquarters in various regions." "Under the current circumstances, I think it is necessary to give additional power to leaders of all regions of Russia. The corresponding decree was also signed today."
" New York Times " interpreted that Putin said on the same day that he would hand over more power to pro-Russian officials in these regions, which would allow them to take more restrictive measures locally and strictly control critical infrastructure, public transportation and communications. Experts say this is the first time that the Kremlin Kremlin has declared its wartime state since World War II, which is extraordinary considering that Putin has always called it a "special military operation" against Ukraine.
Against this background, according to Reuters report, Biden responded to Putin's announcement at the White House press conference that day. He told reporters that he believed Putin did this because "he found himself in an extremely difficult situation."
According to the text transcript released by the White House, Biden answered the question about Putin's declaration of wartime status in the last question at the press conference that day. The theme of the transcript of this press conference was "President Biden's remarks on actions to strengthen energy security and reduce the cost of living." With just three weeks left before the US midterm election, the outside world believes that energy security issues and the high U.S. inflation also put Biden in a difficult situation.
The White House disclosed on the 18th that President Biden is scheduled to announce the latest measures aimed at calming domestic oil prices on the 19th, including releasing 15 million barrels of oil from its strategic reserves.
AP said that the U.S. releases oil reserves to effectively stabilize the rising trend of oil prices may be just a drop in the bucket. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 15 million barrels of crude oil are even less than the US market's daily use. At present, the United States has about 400 million barrels left in its strategic reserves, the lowest level since 1984.
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