As Russia's war with Ukraine rages on, U.S. energy independence is becoming a priority

on both sides of the aisle.

Why is energy independence so critical to domestic security, and why is the U.S. still importing

oil from Russia?

I'm John Bickley with Georgia Howe.

It's Friday, March 4th, and this is Morning Wire.

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Russian

reports, how important is oil to this war? It's extremely important. Like most of the

world, Russia's economy runs on fossil fuels. Russia produces 11% of all the oil in the

world. Last year, oil and petroleum exports accounted for more than one-third of the

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