Pre-Ukrainian production challenges, a cold snap, some sort of Nuclear power decoupling from pricing structure, and of course PutinFlation have sent French energy prices to a 14 year high, likely to break an all time record high.
I will have to admit, Joe could be a lot smarter than expected. 16 degree chess as the Biden administration is all too happy to see this war go on and on and continue to smack the European economy.