At first, the White House resisted calls from Congress to ban Russian oil imports to the U.S. And then, it did just that.
pleaded with Congress last weekend that if the U.S. was unwilling to impose a no-fly zone, it should at least send the planes and other air support.The administration initially had indicated it supported NATO ally Poland sending its planes to Ukraine, but thenon Poland's surprise offer to instead send the planes to a U.S. base in Germany for transfer to Ukraine. Military leaders deemed it too risky.
Biden has made it clear there will be no direct U.S. confrontation with Russia. But the president acknowledged Friday that he has asked the Congress to hold off at times, particularly on the new trade status for Russia, “until I could line up all of our key allies to keep us in complete unison.” Later, he told House Democrats at their annual retreat that he knows he has frustrated them at times over the response to Ukraine. But more important than moving quickly, he said, was keeping the allies together. He spoke in particular about the work he did on the Russian energy ban with the Europeans, who are more dependent on Russian oil. “It took a long time,” he explained.He thanked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for holding off on the trade bill, and quipped,"I drove her crazy.
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