Putin is better than Biden and Macron. OPEC+’s decision to cut oil output, while the United States and France called for more, underscores the strength of ties between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the cartel’s leader.
This is a real slap in the face of Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince Mohammed Ben Salman to the Western allies. In recent months, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron have again reached out to MBS, threatening to accuse him of rehabilitating the man the CIA holds responsible for the assassination of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The two leaders were denied their request today.
“Marriage of Circumstances”
Instead of the 2 million barrel cut decided by OPEC+ on Wednesday, Washington and Paris demanded that Saudi Arabia, one of the main oil producers, increase its output to lower crude prices and curb inflation. With a month of delicate midterm elections in the United States, the blow…
Source: Le Figaro
