How to defeat Russia

Russia and Vladimir Putin will be defeated if Russian oil, natural gas, coal, agricultural crops and seafood are sanctioned and Russia is isolated from global trade and commerce.

Crushing Russia's fossil fuelbased economy could give the United States and the free world bargaining power to negotiate disarming Russia's nuclear missiles and armaments.

The European Union including Germany, the biggest importer of Russian fossil fuels, have pledged to ban the use of Russian oil.

The United States, Canada, Mexico and South America should increase fossil fuel production to provide Europe with enough oil to replace Russian imports.

President Biden should call on Americans to reduce energy use by 10 percent to support transporting United States oil and natural gas to Europe.

The United States should confiscate Russian money in our banks to fund the war and defeat Russia.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has stopped farming that provides wheat, corn and grain — food that feeds much of the world.

The U.S. military should be dispatched to farm Ukrainian land to continue growing the crops that are needed to prevent increasing global famine.

The U.S. Navy should gain control of the Black Sea so Ukrainian crops can be transported out of Ukraine.

President Biden should call for Congress to pass the Carbon Dividend and Energy Efficiency Act, HR2307, to speed up the transition to alternative energy.

That bill would establish a long-term plan to reduce oil consumption by placing a “carbon tax” on fossil fuels and return the revenue with equal monthly payments to legal adult residents and two children per family.

The United States should lead the world in bankrupting Russia to end the reign of Vladimir Putin, who is terrorizing the world.

— Mark Altgelt/Vallejo