“No, it wasn’t,” he said, answering the question whether there was already a reaction from the Saudi side to Putin’s proposal. His words are quoted by TASS.
At the same time, the Kremlin representative indicated that the parties were going to work on expanding cooperation in various fields.
According to Peskov, contacts between the two countries on military-technical cooperation will continue.
On September 16, Putin at a press conference following the summit of Russia, Iran and Turkey proposed that Saudi Arabia purchase S-300 or S-400 to ensure the security of its territory.
As the president emphasized, the Saudi leadership “is enough to make a wise state decision” - just like it was done in Iran by purchasing the S-300, and so “like President Erdogan did” by purchasing the S-400.
In February, it was reported that Moscow and Riyadh were conducting additional consultations on a contract for the supply of S-400.