Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. File photoMOSCOW, April 19Saudi Arabia has decided to turn its back on the United States and join a new alliance between Russia and China, suggested columnist Khalid al-Jawsi in an article for the British newspaper Rai Al Youm. and Beijing, on the contrary, is increasing.» Ibn Salman may have decided to turn his back on America, which has been a strategic ally of Saudi Arabia for 80 years, and join the new Russian-Chinese alliance, which signals a radical change not only in the Gulf region, but also in the entire Middle East,» Khalid al-Jawsi admitted. The publicist recalled that Riyadh's relations with Washington worsened under President Joe Biden, who spoke of his unwillingness to cooperate with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. In particular, he rejected the request of the American leader to increase oil production to reduce prices against the backdrop of Western sanctions against Moscow due to the military operation in Ukraine. FP: Saudi Arabia wants to get even with Biden and puts on Putin On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and have already completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The military department called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation.Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website>>
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