Washington’s regional partners in the Middle East have so far rebuffed U.S. calls to come out against Russia
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“Saudi Arabia does not see any need to take an action and jeopardize this alliance,” said a senior Saudi official. “The fact that Biden refuses to acknowledge MBS as the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia makes the decision easier for MBS to take the side of Putin, who, despite some hiccups, has been closer to him,” said a Saudi adviser.
The administration’s relations with the U.A.E. have seemed even frostier, highlighted by the Emirati abstention from a U.N. Security Council vote condemning Moscow’s invasion, despite direct appeals from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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