12 minutes agoThe price of oil “flutron”, Arab leaders “do not pick up the phone” Biden
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(4 years ago)Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Sheik of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Al Nahyan have both rejected a US request for talks with US President Joe Biden in an effort to find a <x0th) gold medalring”, at a time when Putin is continuing to bomb Ukraine [...]
The White House has failed to provide calls from US President Joe Biden and de facto leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, while the United States seeks to curb rising oil prices.”, Middle East and US officials said, according to a Wall Street Journal article.
Riyad's relations with Washington have deteriorated since the Beden administration took the reins, with Saudi Arabia demanding more US support for its intervention in Yemen's civil war, as well as legal immunity for Prince Mohammed in the United States, Saudi officials said. )
It is noteworthy that Mohammed bin Salman is facing many trials in the United States, including the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Kasogi in 2018.
According to the American newspaper, both Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman and United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin al-Nahyan refused to contact the American president by phone at Washington's request.
“There was some expectations for a phone call, but it didn't happen”, an unidentified American official said. “This discussion will take place within the activism of Saudi Arabia's oil”, he added.
Last week, the OPEC refused to increase oil production despite Western calls.
The Benden administration is seeking to increase oil supplies after it was officially announced yesterday that it was raising Russian oil imports to 130 dollars per barrel, the highest level ever of the last 14 years.
Meanwhile, the United States has opened for the first time in years a channel of communication with Venezuela, an ally of the government Putin that has the world's largest oil reserves.
