“I just said, I want to repeat: no matter who is behind this incident, we condemn this kind of action,” he said.
The Russian leader also noted that if someone believes that actions such as the seizure of tankers and attacks on oil infrastructure will somehow affect the cooperation of Russia and its Arab friends, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, or will destroy the interaction of countries in "OPEC +", then they are all "deeply mistaken."
The Russian president will visit Saudi Arabia and the UAE on October 14-15.
On September 14, Saudi Aramco refineries in eastern Saudi Arabia were attacked by drones. The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Hussite Yemeni rebels.
The Arab coalition fighting in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, as well as the United States accused Iran of attacking the kingdom's oil facilities.