US President Joe Biden. Archival photoMOSCOW, 5 Jun. U.S. President Joe Biden, during a proposed visit to Saudi Arabia, will not be able to convince the country to increase oil production and impose sanctions against Russia, columnist Dalia Dassah Kay writes in an article for Foreign Affairs magazine. In her opinion, the decision of the American leader «to go to bow» to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud will be a mistake, as he will leave empty-handed. «In exchange for dubious success, Biden will receive almost guaranteed reputational damage. This train did not need to be planned at all,» said Dalia Dassah Kay. To the author of the publication believes that Riyadh will not sever relations with Russia for the sake of increasing oil production and, above all, will take into account its own interests in order to avoid a decrease in global demand for the resource. jpg» />FT called the condition of Saudi Arabia to increase oil production»Some believe that Biden should try to win over the Saudis to the side United States and alienate them from China and Russia. But one can hardly expect that visits by US top officials or multibillion-dollar arms sales will help drive a wedge in Riyadh's relations with China and Russia, given their active development in recent years,» the FA article says. Dahlia Dassah Kay predicts that The leaders of the countries of the Middle East will remain unshakable in their decision not to impose restrictive measures against Moscow because of the special operation in Ukraine. On the eve of Biden, he admitted that he would soon pay a visit to Saudi Arabia, however, according to him, the final plans have not yet been formed.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/0e2669e07e19da3aa31d9dba6f8a2d74.jpg" />Biden admitted the possibility of buying Russian oil at below market prices
