Leading diplomats from Russia and the United States concluded their consultations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, yesterday. The two sides talked about a strategy to put a stop to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
It takes place just a short time ahead of Saudi Crown Prince’s scheduled meeting with rulers from the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and Qatar. The topic of discussion at the summit would be how the Arab world would react to American President’s promise to expel Gazans from their homeland.
The two distinct conversations demonstrate Bin Salman’s increasing involvement in Trump’s attempts to keep his campaign pledges. Trump pledged to halt the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine in the months leading up to the US election.
US president said he would put an immediate stop to the conflict yesterday. He claimed to have the authority to push the brake to the strife in Ukraine. “Well, you’ve been there for three years, you should have ended it,” Trump said referring to Zelensky. “I could have made a deal for Ukraine that would have given them almost all of the land.”
The portion of territory that would stay Ukrainian was not made clear by US president. Three years ago, Russia launched its full-fledged assault against Ukrainian territories. Some regions in Donetsk, Kherson, and Luhansk are currently under Moscow’s authority. There has been continuous fighting along the Kharkiv and Mykolaiv frontiers. Eight years before the start of new war, Moscow also annexed Crimea.
A significant détente between Russia and the United States was indicated by the Saudi negotiations. The U.S. strategy of supporting Ukraine and isolating Moscow under former US President is seen as abruptly ending.
Rather, U.S. Secretary of State hinted to the amazing chances to collaborate with the Russian partners.
Prince Mohammed will convene Arab leaders in the coming days to talk about how the Arab world will react to Trump. Trump has promised to establish a Middle Eastern Riviera, a luxurious coastal city in Italy, by annexing Gaza. The expulsion of Palestinian people from their lands to nearby nations would be a must.
Regional countries are incensed at Trump’s agenda. They are currently working feverishly to draft an alternative proposal, which they will put forth in Saudi Arabia. The meeting comes ahead of a larger Arab League summit that will take place in Egypt the following week.
An Egyptian-led initiative represents a main suggestion under discussion. In order to run Gaza sans Hamas, a local Palestinian council must be established. The proposal also calls for collecting up to $20 billion until 2028 from governments in the Persian Gulf and the Arab world for rehabilitation of the city.
Bin Salman has become a worldwide powerhouse as a result of his work on Gaza and Ukraine. In reality, Trump depends on the Saudi crown prince to achieve his foreign strategy objectives. In some way, Prince Mohammed has achieved this by making use of strong relationships from Trump’s first administration. When Trump was away from authority, he continued to have business relationships. Following the Trump’s restoration to power in January, Saudi Arabia has further deepened the alliance.
Bin Salman has been successful in cultivating his economic and diplomatic relationships with Trump. In the meantime, he remained a friendly partnership with Russian President. It took place as Biden worked to distance himself from the Russian president after Russia started the war against Ukraine.
