Russia is counting on the high-priced oil to finance this incursion. Reinstating the Keystone Pipeline and freeing up federal oil leases is a start. Reverse all Executive orders that restrict US oil production (EO #3395). Why this idiot sent that order out and then talks about using the US oil reserves just proves how far around the bend this clown is.
Doing the above causes expectations to be such that the spot price of oil will drop and with it, the ability of Russia to finance this war.
“...Russia is counting on the high-priced oil to finance this incursion....”
The USA IS FINANCING the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We buy from Russia almost 600,000 barrels of oil PER DAY, paid for in US dollars.