Well, let me also ask you this question. I realize with the Straits of Hormuz we found ourselves buying oil from the Russian. Was that the understanding? So Treasury has lifted on a short term basis the sanctions on the sale of some Russian oil. primarily as a trade off, unfortunately, but designed to get more oil into the market to try to stabilize global prices. But this is not a permanent change to our policy. (02:21–02:35)
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Asserts that the U.S. Treasury temporarily lifted sanctions on some Russian oil sales.
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