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Saudi Arabia He appeared as a central player in search of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine to a large extent, largely because of the political capital he has with his huge oil reserves.
President Donald Trump He suggested Riyado as a meeting place to start talking face to face between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin agreed that the location was acceptable. Some may seem with a curious choice, but the kingdom of the Middle East has a reason to get involved in finding a stopping of a conflict that happens thousands of miles from its borders.
For Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, interviewers in peace negotiations would help consolidate his position as a global leader. It also offers him a leg on Qatar, which was strongly involved in negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Katar also helped to facilitate the return of dozens of Ukrainian children taken to Russia from 2023 during the war.
Trump cited his and Putin’s connection with Saudi in his remarks. “We know the Crown Prince and I think it would be a very good place,” he said.
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Bandar Algaloud/Kindness of the Saudi Royal Court/Brochur via Reuters)
Because of this, Trump’s envoy in the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, took headquarters in American affairs in Eastern Europe. Witkoff went to Moscow this week and returned home with Marc FogelAmerican teacher who detained the Kremlin on the charges that he had brought medical marijuana to Russia in 2021. Witkoff attributed Prince Mohammed for his “instrumental” role in mediation in a statement.
Trump said in a social place of truth on Wednesday that he appointed State Secretary Marco RubioCIA director John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Witkoff to run peacekeeping negotiations, but failed to mention a special envoy who originally hired for the task, retired General Keith Kellogg. The post came after talking to Putin and Ukrainian President Voldymy Zelenskyy.
The Saudi Kingdom is the largest oil exporter in the world and plays a critical role in placing global prices. Higher oil prices generate multiple revenues for the Kremlin than Russian exports.
In 2024, Russia earned $ 108.22 billion from oil and gas sales, 26% more than the previous year, Reuters states.
Trump suggested Riyadh as a meeting place to start talking face to face with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Mihail Metzel/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump has repeatedly pressed the nations in the OPEC Alliance to flood the market with oil and lower the global price, believing that Russia will be more open to negotiations if hitting his war treasury.
“Currently, the price is high enough that this war will continue,” Trump told the executives at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month.
“You have to break the price of oil,” he said. “That will end that war. You could end that war.”
Trump’s team is far closer to the Saudis than the Biden administration, although relations can progress over Trump’s plan to move the Palestinians from the Gaza’s belt and in the neighboring nations and take over the territory. However, Bin Salman has committed to investing as much as $ 600 billion in the US in the next four years.
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Trump and Zelenskyy (AP Photo/Julia Demree Nikhinson)
Trump, who spoke with Bin Salman directly in front of his remarks in Davos, said he would ask the “Crown Prince, who is a fantastic guy, to round up around $ 1 trillion.”
Saudis and Ukraine have a common enemy in Iran, which has already provided to Russia by Shahed unmanned aircraft and other ammunition.
” [Iran-backed] Houthis has arranged Iranian weapons against Saudi Arabia, aiming for critical infrastructure, including oil pipelines and airports, “said Daniel Balson of the advocacy group Raza for Ukraine.” In fact, the repeated attacks of houthi against highly urbanized goals in Saudi Arabia served as an introduction to Russian use of drone wars against Ukrainian cities. “
In May 2023. Later that year, Zelenskyy and Bin Salman held talks with closed doors with diplomats from 40 countries about the end of the war, but Russia did not participate.
Putin thanked Saudi Arabia in August for his role in dealing with the most comprehensive replacement of prisoners from the Cold War, providing the release of 26 people.
