Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister ‘Astonished’ by ‘False Accusations’ That Kingdom Sided With Russia

Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister ‘Astonished’ by ‘False Accusations’ That Kingdom Sided With Russia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden to Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 15, 2022. Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP
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Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, Khalid bin Salman, has rejected claims that the kingdom has sided with Russia in its war with Ukraine following OPEC’s decision to slash oil production by 2 million barrels a day.

Taking to Twitter on Oct. 16, the defense minister re-tweeted a post from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dated Oct. 14 in which the leader thanked the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, for supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity and voting to condemn Russia’s annexation of large swaths of the country.
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