The dialogue, which engaged on February 18 between the United States and Russia in Riyadh, is a perfect blow for the Saudi Crown Prince. Mohammed Ben Salman, who is nicknamed “MBS”, has indeed put his good relations with Moscow in the service of the ambitions of the American president, Donald Trump, and made his country an intermediary in efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Last year, Saudi Arabia had already played a central role in a complex exchange of prisoners between the United States and Russia, as recalled The New York Times. Formerly sidelined on the international scene due to accusations of human rights violations that he denied, Prince Mohammed Ben Salman therefore tries to transform the image of Saudi Arabia. Donald Trump also suggested that Riyadh could welcome a possible meeting between him and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
According to NBC NewsDonald Trump revealed last week that the first visit abroad of his second term would be made in Saudi Arabia, as in his first mandate. Riyadh warmly welcomed Donald Trump's return to the White House giving him the gift of the announcement of $ 600 billion (574 billion euros) of Saudi investments in the United States. Donald Trump, who has always expressed his affection for the young sovereign, and especially for the abundant resources of the kingdom, had enjoined him to bring the note to $ 1,000 billion, faithful to his transactional approach.
As emphasizes NBC Newsthis relationship has raised questions about the links between Riyadh and the Trump family. Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, former president of the finance committee, expressed last year “Obvious concerns of conflicts of interest” Regarding the investment of 2 billion dollars in Saudi Arabia in a fund managed by Trump's son -in -law Jared Kushner, who denied any conflict of this type.
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