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Russia-Saudi Arabia relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds the annual meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, via video conference, in Moscow, Russia, December 4, 2023. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 5, 2023, 1:58 pm
Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war on rare trip to Saudi Arabia, UAE
Kremlin announces surprise Middle East visit, hoping for ‘very useful negotiations’; Russian president to host Iranian counterpart in Moscow later this week
By Agencies
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, during the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
July 30, 2023, 6:12 am
Saudi Arabia seeks to host multilateral Ukraine peace talks; Russia to steer clear
Officials from Kyiv, Western powers and developing countries to take part in Jeddah summit, in kingdom’s latest push for diplomacy over Moscow’s invasion
By AFP
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrives to attend a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with senior military officers in Moscow, Russia, December 21, 2022. (Sergey Fadeichev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
May 23, 2023, 8:50 am
Russia’s sanctioned interior minister visits Saudi Arabia
Vladimir Kolokoltsev meets with counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud to discuss security cooperation, just days after trip by Ukraine’s Zelensky
By Jon Gambrell
The Centenario deep-water drilling platform stands off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, in the Gulf of Mexico, November 22, 2013. (AP/Dario Lopez-Mills)
April 13, 2020, 2:35 am
OPEC, oil nations agree to nearly 10m. barrel cut amid pandemic, price war
Leading suppliers to drop global crude output by 10% to boost cratering demand as Saudi-Russia feud, coronavirus batter markets
By Jon Gambrell
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018. (ludovic Marin/AFP)
November 30, 2018, 7:13 pm
World leaders welcome Saudi prince at G20, showing he’s not isolated
May and Macron vow to press MBS on killing of dissident journalist Khashoggi; Germany’s Merkel arrives to summit 12 hours late due to plane trouble
By AFP
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, attends a meeting at the United Nations in New York City, March 27, 2018. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP)
June 20, 2018, 1:01 am
Saudi entertainment chief sacked over Russian circus leotards
Body-hugging outfits of female performers in Russian show currently touring the Muslim kingdom spark outcry on social media
By Aya Batrawy
Saudi football fans watch the Russia 2018 World Cup Group A football match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at a fan tent in the capital Riyadh on June 14, 2018. (AFP/Fayez Nureldine)
June 14, 2018, 9:10 pm
World Cup kicks off as Russia looks to burnish image
Vladimir Putin officially opens tournament, the most watched global sporting event, before a Moscow crowd ahead of Russian drubbing of Saudi Arabia
By Dmitry Zaks
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of their meeting in Sochi on August 23, 2017. (AFP/Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky)
March 19, 2018, 8:07 pm
Netanyahu congratulates Putin, refrains from criticizing Russian elections
PM hails ‘personal dialogue’ with re-elected leader, as Europe largely denounces process and inclusion of Crimea in vote
By Michael Bachner and AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 5, 2017. (Alexey Nikolsky/AFP)
October 5, 2017, 6:03 pm
In Moscow, Saudi king slams Iran, signs billion dollar defense, energy deals
In first official visit by a Saudi monarch to Russia, King Salman tells Putin Iran must stop regional meddling, says wants to see Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iranian security stand guard to protect Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran, Iran, while a group of demonstrators gathered to protest execution of a Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
January 4, 2016, 5:56 pm
Russia offers to act as Saudi Arabia, Iran ‘intermediary’
Germany also urges Tehran and Riyadh to restore diplomatic relations, said it may reconsider arms exports to the kingdom
By AFP
Technicians prepare Ilyushin Il-76TD long-haul cargo aircrafts for the upcoming MAKS-2015, the International Aviation and Space Show, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on August 21, 2015. (AFP/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV)
August 25, 2015, 8:04 am
Middle East leaders flock to Moscow for Syrian talks, arms deals
Iranian delegation expected to seal S-300 delivery date; heads of state from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and UAE also head to Russia
By AFP and ToI Staff
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) welcomes Syrian Opposition Council President Khaled Khoja during their meeting in Moscow on August 13, 2015. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/ AFP)
August 13, 2015, 9:01 pm
Russian FM hosts Syria’s main opposition group for talks
Part of new initiative to mediate conflict, Russian plan calls for unity against Islamic State
By AP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, before their meeting in Moscow, Russia, August 11, 2015. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
August 11, 2015, 4:09 pm
Saudi FM in Moscow for Syria-focused talks
Countries sharply divided on what to do with Bashar Assad
By AP
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks at a press conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 23, 2015 (Photo by AFP)
August 8, 2015, 4:52 pm
Saudi FM to visit Russia for Syria talks
Al-Jubeir to meet counterpart Lavrov to discuss ongoing civil war, possible ‘cooperation in fighting terrorism’
By ToI Staff and AFP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right), welcomes Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem (left), in Moscow, February 25, 2013. (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)
August 8, 2015, 10:47 am
Saudi plan aims to get Iran, Hezbollah out of Syria — report
Al-Hayat says initiative to end civil war would also see halt in Saudi support for rebels, clear way for UN-supervised elections
By ToI Staff
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