Bin Salman: Saudi Arabia is ready to mediate between Russia and Ukraine.
In separate contacts with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, the Saudi Crown Prince announced Riyadh’s readiness to mediate in the Moscow-Kiev crisis and support a political solution to the crisis.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by telephone yesterday (Thursday) with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to discuss ways to reduce tensions in the Moscow-Kiev crisis.
According to the Anatolia news agency, the Saudi Crown Prince stressed Saudi Arabia’s readiness to mediate between Moscow and Kiev with the aim of resolving the crisis.
Earlier, the official Saudi news agency reported that hours before the call, bin Salman had a similar contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Ukraine crisis.
According to the official Saudi news agency Wass, while emphasizing Riyadh’s support for all efforts to reduce tensions in the crisis, the Crown Prince announced his readiness to mediate between the parties involved and assist in all targeted international efforts to find a political solution.
Referring to Saudi humanitarian efforts, Mohammed bin Salman acknowledged that Saudi Arabia would extend for another three months the visas of resident Ukrainians and visiting tourists, which expire this month.
These efforts and contacts are taking place at a time when Russia has launched a military operation against Ukraine nine days ago. Following this military action, the leaders of many countries have announced their readiness to help resolve the political crisis between Moscow and Kiev.
