Better Putin than Biden and Macron!
The decision by OPEC+ to cut its oil production, while the United States and France demanded an increase, underlines the solidity of the ties forged between Saudi Arabia, leader of the cartel, and Russia.
It is a real slap in the face given by the strongman of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salman, to his Western allies.
In recent months, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron had reconnected with MBS – at the risk of being accused of rehabilitating the one whom the CIA considers responsible for the assassination of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
The two leaders are today rejected in their demands.
“A marriage of circumstances”
Instead of a drop of 2 million barrels decided on Wednesday by OPEC +, Washington and Paris demanded that Saudi Arabia, one of the main oil producers, increase its production to lower crude prices and curb inflation. .
With a month of delicate midterm elections in the United States, the blow is…
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