Oil pumpjacks stands in the Inglewood Oil Field on Nov. 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, according to two people familiar with the decision, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked as the U.S.

and allies have imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of UkraineThe announcement could come as soon as Thursday, when the White House says Biden is planning to deliver remarks on his administration's plans to combat rising gas prices.

The duration of the release hasn't been finalized but could last for several months. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the decision.High oil prices have not coaxed more production, creating a challenge for Biden.

The president has seen his popularity sink as inflation reached a 40-year high in February and the cost of petroleum and gasoline climbed after Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) speak with reporters after returning from their trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, and meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on April 25, 2022, in Poland near the Ukr American Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv that Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is committed to winning his country's fight against Russia and that the United States will help him achieve that goal."He has the mindset that they want to win, and we have the mindset that we want to help them win," Austin told reporters in Poland, the day after the three-hour face-to-face meeting with Zelenskyy in Ukraine.Austin said that the nature of the fight in Ukraine had changed now that Russia has pulled away from the wooded northern regions to focus on the eastern industrial heartland of the Donbas. Because the nature of the fight has evolved, so have Ukraine's military needs, and Zelenskyy is now focused on more tanks, artillery and other munitions."The first step in winning is believing that you can win," Austin said.

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Plane swap stunt ends in crash over Arizona after feds denied initial safety exemption request

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Weather Authority: Sunny Monday to start the week before some rainy, cold days

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Appeals court OKs Biden's federal employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate

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Biden commissions USS Delaware, a nuclear attack submarine

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Biden marks Transgender Day of Visibility with new actions to expand ‘X’ gender marker availability

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Biden reassures Poland of US allegiance on last day in Europe

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President Biden to visit Poland, a complex ally on Ukraine's doorstep

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Dr. Oz, Herschel Walker removed from Biden's sports council

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Biden, Western allies open 1st of 3 summits on Russian war in Ukraine

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