make sure that these could work on these soviet era fighters that ukraine is now using in its war against russia s invasion. collin cowell made these statements at a press briefing after announcing a $1 billion drawdown package from the u.s. for ukraine, that is weapons and systems pulled directly from u.s. inventories. it is the largest draw down package announced to date and that brings to a total of about $9.1 billion in security assistance the u.s. has sent to ukraine since the beginning of russia s invasion. or en liebermann, cnn, in the pentagon. ukrainian officials are raising the specter of a chernobyl style nuclear disaster after shelling and rocket fire came dangerously close to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant over the weekend. on monday ukraine warned that disaster at the plant could obliterate everything within 15 50 k 50ky 4r kilometers. ukraine and russia blame each
since 2019. finally, what are we driving? that means higher demand for gas. as we struggle, some of the oil giants reported record profits in the first quarter. shell, 9.1 billion. bp, 6.2 billion. exxon, 5.5 billion. the people running these companies are also raking in the big bucks. according to the guardian, 28 major oil and gas companies such a shell, exxon, bp and marathon petroleum gave out $394 million in total to their chief executives last year. this morning, president biden sent a letter to the oil companies, demanding that they increase production, and if they don t, he would use all reasonable and appropriate federal government tools and emergency authorities to increase refinery capacity and output in the near term. bloomberg is reporting that democratic senator ron wyden of oregon is crafting a plan that would hit oil companies with a new search ex if their profit margin is higher than 10%. earlier today, the federal
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