President Biden's administration pushed the Saudi government to delay a cut in oil production until after the U.S. midterm elections, Saudi Arabia said Thursday.
this year as Russia has limited exports in retaliation to Western economic sanctions over President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
"We believe by the decision that OPEC+ made last week, [Saudi Arabia is] certainly aligning themselves with Russia," Jean-Pierre said during a Tuesday briefing at the White House."And right now, this is not the time to beBiden's allies in Congress are also pushing for him to make a move against the Saudis.called on the White House to"immediately freeze all aspects of our cooperation with Saudi Arabia" on Monday. He added that the U.S.
A flame burns off waste gas at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. "There simply is no room to play both sides of this conflict — either you support the rest of the free world in trying to stop a war criminal from violently wiping off an entire country off of the map, or you support him," Menendez wrote."The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia chose the latter in a terrible decision driven by economic self-interest."Biden himself confirmed that he is exploring"consequences" for Saudi Arabia in a recent interview.
"There’s going to be some consequences for what they’ve done with Russia," Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview released Tuesday."I’m not going to get into what I’d consider and what I have in mind. But there will be consequences."Election season is here! Get the latest race updates, exclusive interviews, and more Fox News politics content.
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