The de facto leader of Saudi Arabia reportedly expressed to the Ukrainian president Riyadh’s willingness to continue mediation efforts and support any efforts to de-escalate the crisis.
Saudi Arabia announced today that it will provide $400 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, following a telephone conversation between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as reported by the Saudi SPA news agency.
The de facto leader of Saudi Arabia reportedly expressed to the Ukrainian president Riyadh’s willingness to continue mediation efforts and support any efforts to de-escalate the crisis.
Last month, Riyadh unexpectedly took on the role of mediator in a prisoner swap between Moscow and Kiev.
The war in Ukraine, however, has fueled tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United States, as the kingdom has refused to increase oil production despite pressure from Washington to do so in an effort to ease the energy crisis.
Washington has also strongly criticized the recent decision by the thirteen members of OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, and their ten allies (led by Russia), to drastically reduce oil production, a development that may lead to a further rise in prices. energy’s.
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