the pump. so today i m announcing that the largest ever release from the u.s. strategic petroleum reserve to help provide the supply we need as we recover from this pandemic. in addition, i brought together other nations to contribute to the solution, india, japan, republic of korea and the united kingdom have agreed to release additional oil from their reserves, and china may do more as well. this coordinated action will help us deal with a lack of supply which in turn helps us ease prices. the bottom line. today we re launching a major effort to moderate the price of oil, an effort that will span the globe in its reach and ultimately reach your corner gas station, god willing. i ve worked hard these last few weeks in calls and meetings with foreign leaders, policymakers, to put together the building blocks for today s announcement. while our combined action will not solve the problem of high