Saudi Arabia’s protection minister mentioned Sunday that he and different prime officers are “astonished” by accusations that Saudi Arabia has aligned itself with Russia attributable to OPEC’s resolution to chop oil manufacturing by two million barrels a day.
“Though the OPEC+ resolution, which was taken unanimously, was attributable to purely financial causes, some accused the Kingdom of standing with Russia,” Khalid bin Salman, the protection minister, tweeted on Sunday.
“Iran can also be a member of OPEC, does this imply that the Kingdom is standing with Iran as nicely?”
The oil reduce got here as President Biden and different western leaders urged extra manufacturing to lower costs and take away the principle supply of revenue for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s struggle machine.
A flame burns off waste fuel at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia.
(Simon Dawson/Bloomberg through Getty Photos)
After OPEC+ introduced the choice, White Home officers mentioned the U.S. would reassess its relationship with Saudi Arabia.
SEN. BOB MENENDEZ CALLS FOR END ALL COOPERATION WITH SAUDI ARABIA OVER OPEC+ OIL CUT
“We imagine by the choice that OPEC+ made final week, [Saudi Arabia is] actually aligning themselves with Russia,” White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned throughout a press briefing this week. “And proper now, this isn’t the time to be aligning with Russia, particularly with this brutal, unprecedented struggle that they began in Ukraine.”
President Joe Biden (C-L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) arrive for the household photograph in the course of the Jeddah Safety and Improvement Summit (GCC+3) at a lodge in Saudi Arabia’s Crimson Sea coastal metropolis of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.
(MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP through Getty Photos)
White Home Nationwide Safety Adviser Jake Sullivan mentioned Sunday that President Biden doesn’t have plans to fulfill with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the G20 summit subsequent month.
“The President is not going act precipitously, he’s going to behave methodically, strategically and he will take his time to seek the advice of with members of each events, and in addition to have a chance for Congress to return in order that he can sit with them in individual and work via the choices,” Sullivan advised CNN on Sunday.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Saudi Arabia introduced $400 million in humanitarian help this week for Ukraine and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the cellphone on Thursday.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
