Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens has done the right thing in stepping down from the board of a Russian bank after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
NEW: Colorado’s former Governor Bill Owens has resigned as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Credit Bank of Moscow, per @writerkev. Resignation letter reads, in part, “it is time for me to step down and stand instead with my country and Ukraine.” #copolitics
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) February 28, 2022
Now it’s time for Gov. Polis to do the right thing, too.
FREE COLO FUELS, DEFUND RUSSIAN AGGRESSION!
Glad @jaredpolis slaps Ukrainian flag on his picture. But US importing some 75,000 barrels of oil from Russia a day. If he cared about #Ukraine he’d repeal SB-181, dismantle his anti-energy Oil & Gas Commission
Pls share #copolitics pic.twitter.com/VpCpb4Ndr9
— Jon Caldara (@JonCaldara) February 28, 2022
Owens, a Republican who served two terms as governor from 1999 to 2007, told the Colorado Sun he expected President Biden would include the Credit Bank of Moscow in sanctions. The bank is owned by investors, not the state.
The bank was never sanctioned, but Owens stepped down anyway.
Polis has signaled Colorado’s support for Ukraine by imposing his own sanctions to try and punish Putin.
But like Biden, Polis is ignoring calls to curtail our dependence on Russian oil by rebooting America’s energy sector and finish building the Keystone pipeline, authorize permits for LNG ports, develop energy on public lands, and other measures.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t need a ride, but Coloradans might when they can no longer afford gas to get to work.