According to an employee of the American administration, 18 months ago, the Middle Eastern states were set to work closely with Russia and China.
“In fact, it was stopped and in many cases, very specific cases – I can’t talk about everything – reversed,” he said.
Nevertheless, the White House acknowledged that contacts between the countries of the Middle East with Russia and China still remain.
“However, if we talk about ... the most preferred partnership, especially in the areas of security, trade, investment, technology, then in all the capitals of the region we heard that the United States is their main choice and priority,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post wrote that Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia, which he intends to carry out in order to sign an agreement to increase oil production, could turn into an unexpected victory for Russia.
Reuters also wrote that Saudi Arabia doubled its imports of Russian fuel oil in the second quarter of this year to provide electricity to power plants to meet summer cooling demand and free up its own oil for export.