MOSCOW, May 7th. Saudi Arabia does not allow the West to “strangle” Moscow with an energy embargo, writes The Telegraph columnist Jeremy Warner. like the rest, depends on imports from that country. Saudi Arabia, which, in fact, has a decisive voice in this outdated cartel of oil exporters, should be an ally of the UK,” the author is convinced. US and Europe in recent years. Now the Middle Eastern monarchy looks more like an ally of Russia than a helpful partner of the West, an English journalist writes. Warner believes that Saudi Arabia needs to think again, as it sends «unfortunate geopolitical signals.» If the oil-rich state does not increase the rate of production, it will push the world into recession. Under such conditions, the demand for raw materials will fall sharply, and prices will collapse, shaking the economy of the kingdom, he concluded. After the start of a special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Russia. Many countries urged not to buy energy resources from it and announced asset freezes. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, but emphasized that they were ready for such a development of events. ready to be friends with Russia, despite US threats
