President Biden urged Americans on Thursday to not panic over possible fuel shortages caused by the hacking on Colonial Pipeline. During a nationally televised update from the White House, Biden predicted that fuel supplies nationwide would be back to normal by the weekend, as Colonial has now restarted the pipeline.

“Don’t panic,” he said. “I know seeing lines at the pumps and gas stations with no gas can be extremely stressful. But this is a temporary situation. Do not get more gas than you need in the next few days.” The President was likely referring to scenes from recent days of long lines at gas stations across several Southern states amid the nonstop news coverage of the pipeline shutdown.

The President also revealed that the cybercriminal group behind the attack, DarkSide, is based in Russia. Biden added that he does not believe the Russian government is involved in the ransomware attack on the pipeline.

The President also took a moment to send a direct warning to any unscrupulous business owners about price gouging.

“I want to say something to the gas stations. Do not, I repeat, do not try to take advantage of consumers during this time.”

One other notable moment came at the end of Biden’s update when Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacobs asked a question. There are conflicting reports out right now over whether Colonial paid a ransom to the cybercriminals. Bloomberg is reporting the company paid nearly $5 million to the hackers. When Jacobs asked the president if he had been briefed on any ransom negotiations, he gave an unusually brief response.

At a press briefing a short time after the president’s remarks, press secretary Jen Psaki said any decision on paying a ransom in such a case is left up to private corporations.