Saudi Arabia sided with Russia after it decided to slash production of crude angering the United States. The US needed to push production of oil from the oil cartel while its economy faces inflation. Saudi insisted, according to a report by Bloomberg, that its decision was forced by economics and was not politically motivated.
The decision by Saudi also shows that the longstanding alliance between the US and Saudi Arabia is facing problems despite Joe Biden, the US president, attempting to mend ties, traveled to the West Asian nation and even sat down with Prince Salman, aka MBS, whom he ahead of his win in US elections said would be made an international pariah.
The Saudi political establishment was quick to support the government narrative that economics forced it to side with Russia who raised the prospects of production cuts. Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC+ secretary general while speaking to Saudi-based Al Arabiya TV said that the…
