How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?
Posted on AllSides March 17th, 2022
From The Left
AP
FACT CHECK
President Joe Biden recently cast blame for a spike in gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"We’ve seen the price of gas go up over $1 just since he put his troops on the border of Ukraine," Biden said in an address to the National League of Cities on March 14. "It went up $1.05. A big part of that reason is Putin began amassing troops along the border and then crossed (it). And guess what? The world took notice. The market anticipated; prices went up. And then Putin...
