Biden, Psaki Blame Putin's Actions for US Inflation Reaching New 40 Year High

Inflation in the United States has reached new 40-year highs largely because of Russian President Vladimir Putin's military operation in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said Thursday.
"Today’s inflation report is a reminder that Americans' budgets are being stretched by price increases and families are starting to feel the impacts of Putin’s price hike," Biden said in a White House statement after the 12-month reading for the US Consumer Price Index showed an increase of 7.9% for February, the highest since January 1982.
The annual reading for the so-called CPI had been trending at 40-year highs even before the outbreak of the Ukraine war on February 24.
Biden, however, said the Russian president had aggravated the pain of Americans, with US food prices registering the largest monthly increase since April 2020 and energy costs rising almost 26% on the year.
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Putin calls on West not to blame Russia for surge in energy prices:
(https://youtu.be/NmJDOx9YG_c)
European Union (EU) - European Commission - EU Parliament:
(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdVafdu-hqS4pkXY0-ovOileH8bRxGk4b)
Crisis Energética:
(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdVafdu-hqS6iahs8DHLykxLwOeXlCBAZ)
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