'Saudi Arabia is aligning with Russia' - White House

Record ID: 1692675

  • Title: 'Saudi Arabia is aligning with Russia' - White House
  • Date: 11th October 2022
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 11, 2022) (REUTERS) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE ARRIVING FOR BRIEFING (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, SAYING: "From the beginning of the administration, since taking office, the president has been very clear that the United States needs a different sort of relationship with Sa
  • Embargoed: 25th October 2022 22:27
  • Keywords: MBS OPEC OPEC+ Russia Saudi Arabia Ukraine war
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries,Government/Politics,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA001159811102022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: DITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS WHITE FLASHES
    White House press secretary echoed statements by the national security spokesman John Kirby and State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Tuesday (October 11) regarding plans to reassess U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia following OPEC+ decision to cut oil production.
    Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing that OPEC+ countries had made the decision to align their energy policy with Russia's war and against American interests.
    “We need to kind of reassess and have a different relationship with Saudi Arabia,'' said Jean-Pierre.
    Previously, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Joe Biden's pledge to recalibrate its relationship with Saudi Arabia would need to consider the threat that Iran poses to the region.
    White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that President Joe Biden believes the United States should review its relationship with Saudi Arabia after the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production and is willing to discuss lawmakers' concerns about the bilateral relationship.
    (Production: Gerardo Gomez, Bernat Parera)
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