US President Joe Biden decided this month to make a trip to Saudi Arabia and first meet with Crown Prince Muhammad Ben Salman Al Saud. This was reported on Thursday by The New York Times.
According to her, the head of the White House intends to restore relations between the two countries that escalated after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashkaji in 2018. A stop in Riyadh will be made as part of Biden’s planned trip to Europe and Israel.
The newspaper recalls that during his election campaign, the current head of the White House promised to make Saudi Arabia a “rogue country”. According to experts, the upcoming visit means the victory of real politics over moral considerations and is aimed at trying to reduce oil prices in Washington attempts to isolate Russia due to the situation around Ukraine.