US President Joe Biden promised 'consequences' for Saudi Arabia after a Riyadh-led coalition of oil-producing nations sided with Russia to slash output.
US President Joe Biden promised "consequences" for Saudi Arabia after a Riyadh-led coalition of oil-producing nations sided with Russia to slash output.
The Democratic leader didn't reveal what options were being considered, but the White House had made clear earlier that Biden was reassessing ties between the allies. Saudi Arabia has defended the planned production cuts, saying the priority of OPEC+ was "to maintain a sustainable oil market". Menendez said the kingdom had decided to "underwrite" Russia's war in Ukraine with a move he denounced as a concession to Moscow that would hurt the global economy."The United States must immediately freeze all aspects of our cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including any arms sales and security cooperation beyond what is absolutely necessary to defend US personnel and interests," Menendez said.
Fraught with crises, the relationship was revived by Biden's predecessor Donald Trump, whose single term saw Riyadh accounting for a quarter of US arms exports, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Bilateral military cooperation "serves the interests of both countries," it said, paraphrasing Prince Faisal's comments to Al-Arabiya.
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