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Saudi crown prince discusses Ukraine conflict and OPEC with Russia's Vladimir Putin
The Arab News reported, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin via telephone on Saturday (Apr 16).
During their call, the two discussed the ongoing situations in Ukraine and Yemen, with the crown prince reaffirming the Kingdom’s support in finding a political solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
According to a Kremlin statement, Putin and the crown prince “gave a positive assessment” of joint work in the OPEC+ format.
OPEC cut its forecast for growth in world oil demand in 2022 on April 12, citing the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation as crude prices soar and the resurgence of the omicron coronavirus variant in China.
On Friday (Apr 15), Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a daily briefing: “Russian troops and forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic have taken control of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in the city of Mariupol as a result of a successful offensive."
Ukraine's prime minister and finance officials will visit Washington next week
According to the Ministry, Russian forces have destroyed 132 aircraft, 105 helicopters, 245 anti-aircraft missile systems, 456 unmanned aerial vehicles, 2,213 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 249 multiple rocket launchers, 966 field artillery and mortars, as well as 2,110 units of special military vehicles of the Ukrainian forces.
levantnews, arabnews
