Biden thinks US should rethink its relations with Saudi Arabia

World October 12, 2022, 7:54

In his words, Riyadh was going to face some consequences for what they’ve done together with Russia

NEW YORK, October 12. /TASS/. US President Joe Biden believes that the time has come to "rethink" relations between Washington and Riyadh following the OPEC+ decision to cut oil output despite US efforts to prevent this.

In his words, Riyadh was going to face "some consequences for what they’ve done [together] with Russia."

He did not go into details regarding Washington’s possible actions, but assured that the US response would certainly follow.

Earlier, the White House said the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production shows that Saudi Arabia was coordinating its energy policy with Russia.

Countries participating in the OPEC+ agreement extended the deal until the end of 2023 on October 5, and agreed to reduce oil production by 2 mln barrels per day from November.

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