Bin Salman and the challenge of losing the Riyadh oil card forever.
An Arab newspaper published a note examining the situation in Riyadh with the United States and Western countries in the wake of the Ukraine crisis and the consequences of the Moscow sanctions.
US and European efforts to find alternatives to oil imports in the wake of the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine and tough sanctions against Moscow are making headlines these days. In such a situation, does the Saudi Crown Prince, who is the main decision-maker in Saudi Arabia, accept the high risk of allying with the West in coming out of isolation? Because if there is peace between Moscow and Kiev, Riyadh must forget about playing with its oil cards in the international arena forever.
بنسلمان; The “hero” standing in front of Biden or counting the moments for his call?
“As CNN reported, did US President Joe Biden really contact Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and the prince was held accountable?” Did he refuse to call, or did the young prince cancel his planned trip to Beijing to attend the Winter Olympics in China to listen to Biden’s call to his father, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia? These are the questions that are being asked in Saudi circles after the Western media reports. “The most important question is what does Prince Bin Salman want from the United States and the West in return for increasing his country’s oil production, breaking the agreement with Russia and lowering oil prices?”
The author goes on to explain: “In the Saudi media, following the publication of Western media reports that he refused to talk to Biden, Prince Bonsalman is referred to as a ‘hero.’ “At the same time, the same Western media, including the Wall Street Journal, quotes the US government as basically denying Biden’s contact with bin Salman, let alone refusing to answer the US president’s call.”
In this regard, the White House also denies any intention to contact the Saudi prince regarding oil. But it has been proven that the consequences of imposing sanctions on Russia and its gas and oil have negative consequences, and the West is forced to find alternatives to oil imports.
