The US Capitol Building in Washington DC. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 17US President Joe Biden's war on the national energy sector is undermining America's security by deepening the country's dependence on China's green technologies, Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas told Fox news. time getting addicted to Chinese energy,» he said.Former State Department employee spoke about the new US ban on UkraineAccording to Cotton, Biden's policy is a failure that will lead to dangerous consequences for the United States: strengthening the alliance between Moscow and Beijing and losing the European energy market. «Europe could buy oil and gas from us to heat homes and businesses instead of freezing this gloomy winter,” Cotton lamented. about the release of 180 million barrels of oil from the country's strategic reserves within six months to reduce fuel prices. Supporting Washington's decision, partners in the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed to allocate another 60 million barrels. In June of this year, the volume of strategic oil reserves in the United States fell to a record low of 538 million barrels. The West increased sanctions pressure on Russia due to a special operation in Ukraine, which led to an increase in prices for electricity, fuel and food in Europe and the United States. Vladimir Putin has previously said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of Moscow's opponents is to worsen the lives of millions of people.
