The United States will not allow Russia to intimidate or blackmail US allies. US President Joe Biden stated this on Twitter.
Commenting on Russia's refusal to supply gas to Bulgaria and Poland, Biden wrote: "Yesterday Russia threatened two of our allies with cut off energy supplies. Let me be clear: We will not allow russia intimidate or blackmail their way out of sanctions. And we will not allow them to use their oil to avoid consequences for their aggression."
Biden also said the United States is working with other countries, such as South Korea, Japan, and Qatar, to support its effort to help our European allies threatened by Russia with gas blackmail meet their energy needs in other ways.
"Aggression will not win. Threats will not win," - he said.
He noted that the incident with Bulgaria and Poland is another reminder of the imperative for Europe and the world to move more and more of our power needs to clean energy. According to Biden, the United States is already doing so.
"Last year, we deployed more solar, wind, and battery storage than any year in history — enough to power 56 million homes," - Biden said.
Earlier, "Gazprom" ultimately suspended supplies to Bulgargaz (Bulgaria) and PGNiG (Poland) due to their refusal to pay in rubles.