Sunday’s statement by Saudi Arabia’s defense Minister said that he was “astonished” at the accusations against him and other top officials. Saudi ArabiaRussia has allied itself with the United States in response to OPEC’s decision of reducing oil production by 2 million barrels per day.
“While the OPEC+ decision was unanimously made, some accused Russia’s Kingdom of standing by Russia,” Khalid bin Salman tweeted Sunday.
“Iran is also a member OPEC. Does that mean the Kingdom is standing by Iran?”
President Biden, along with other western leaders, called for more oil production to reduce prices and remove the main source of income. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
A flame burns waste gas at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura Oil Refinery and Terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia.
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White House officials announced that after OPEC+ made the announcement, the U.S. would reevaluate its relationship with Saudi Arabia.
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“We believe in the decision OPEC+ made last Wednesday, [Saudi Arabia is]They are certainly aligning with Russia.” Karine Jean-Pierre is White House Press SecretaryDuring a press conference this week. “And right now this is not a time to align with Russia, especially considering the brutal, unprecedented war they began in Ukraine.”
President Joe Biden (C–L) and the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman(C) arrived for a family photo at the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, GCC+3, in a hotel on the Red Sea coast city of Jeddah. The event took place July 16, 2022.
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Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Adviser, stated Sunday that President Biden doesn’t have any plans to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit next month.
CNN’s Sullivan said that the President would not act quickly, but he will act strategically, methodically, and he will take his time to consult members of both parties and have the opportunity for Congress to return to him so that he can discuss the options with them.” Sullivan spoke to CNN on Sunday.
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Saudi Arabia announced this week $400 million in humanitarian assistance for Ukraine. On Thursday, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President.
This report was compiled by the Associated Press.
