Tuesday 30 October 2018

Russia-Saudi Arabia rapprochement reshapes more than the oil market | Financial Times

Russia-Saudi Arabia rapprochement reshapes more than the oil market | Financial Times:

As governments and businesses issued condemnations of Saudi Arabia this month amid the furore over the suspected murder of Jamal Khashoggi, one country just sat and shrugged.

“In truth, we do not know what happened,” said Russian president Vladimir Putin. “So why should we take any steps that could harm our relations with Saudi Arabia?”

Days later, at an investment conference in Riyadh shunned by many of the west’s business leaders, Russia arrived with a sizeable delegation including 30 top executives.

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