Government protection.

The President has said that every tool is on the table to protect American businesses and consumers from rising prices at the gas pump.  We will continue to coordinate with major oil-producing consumers and producers towards a collective investment to secure stability and global energy supplies. 

We’ve intentionally calibrated our sanctions measures to maximize pain on the Russian economy and minimize economic effects to the U.S. and our allies and partners.  U.S. sanctions are not designed to disrupt the flow of energy from Russia. We will carve out energy related payments on a time-bound basis to allow for orderly transition of these flows away from sanctioned institutions.