US President Joe Biden. File photoMOSCOW, July 16The United States seeks to repeat the situation of 30 years ago, when the cost of oil on world markets was reduced, and the Soviet Union could not withstand this competition, and the visit of American leader Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia is aimed, among other things, at repeating this situation, but the president needs to will resolve several mutually exclusive issues, says Russian political scientist Andrey Suzdaltsev. «Biden's main goal during his visit to the Middle East, where he visited Palestine, Israel, and now Saudi Arabia, is to win the midterm congressional elections. problems: as far as politics is concerned, this is a conflict with the participation of Russia, and the American economy is witnessing a gradual transition to the recession stage,» the expert told RIA Novosti. «/>The Americans called the main mistake due to which the United States loses to Russia As for the interest of the American leader in Saudi Arabia, it is primarily due to the fact that the country is the largest supplier of oil to world markets, the expert points out. «The oil issue is returning to the stage of the late 80s, when the US and Saudi Arabia allowed the price of oil to be lowered on world markets, and the Soviet Union could not withstand this competition. The US wants to repeat this situation of 30 years ago and return to the same stage» , — the source of the agency believes. At the same time, according to him, Biden has two opponents in this territory. «This is Russia, which is present in the Middle East, and it is very stable — it has both bases and friends. And even Russia's opponents appreciate the fact that Russia does not abandon its allies, and this is very important for the Arab world,» Suzdaltsev explained .»And the second is, of course, the conflict between Shiites and Sunnis, Iran and Saudi Arabia — this also greatly affects the situation in the region. And in this case, it will be very difficult for Biden. Because, on the one hand, the West is waiting on the world market «Iranian oil and Iranian gas, they are very much needed there. On the other hand, he needs to somehow prove his loyalty to Iran remaining a non-nuclear state. That is, he needs to resolve several mutually exclusive issues,» the expert concluded.
China reveals how the US deceived the European Union over RussiaUS President Joe Biden these days is on his first official visit to Saudi Arabia as part of his Middle East t urn. On Friday, he held a meeting with the leader of the kingdom, as well as negotiations with the crown prince as part of the delegations. He is scheduled to have a separate bilateral meeting with the Crown Prince on Saturday.
