BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 02:12:00
The washington postjournalist. this is a long level, saudi arabia and the gulf in general would be partners in a long global competition from the us perspective, the war in ukraine may last for a long time, so whether or not he gets a short—term bump in energy production right now, probably not too much, in the long—term they hope to restore and continue american partnerships in the region. the optics are not great and he is getting quite a bit of criticism for it. the white house thinks, however, that it is worth the cost to establish his relationship and focus their attention where we wa...