Psaki then justified the importation of Russian oil despite President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing slaughter of civilians in Ukraine.
Over the weekend, the State Department deployed a number of diplomats to Venezuela and is considering lifting sanctions on the country in order to purchase oil and gas. For years, Russia has helped Venezuela evade U.S. sanctions and remains a close ally to the country. The administration is also entertaining the idea of buying Iranian oil.
Meanwhile, the White House has no plans to restart the Keystone XL pipeline and continues to claim domestic producers aren’t taking advantage of capacity.
