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Senator raises alarm over Saudi links with Russia
A senior Democratic lawmaker raised alarm about the possibility that sensitive US defence technology could be shared with Russia by Saudi Arabia in the wake of the kingdom’s recent decision to side with Moscow over the interests of the US.
Richard Blumenthal, a member of the Senate armed services committee who has proposed a one-year freeze on weapons sales to Saudi following Opec+’s decision to cut oil production, said he would “dig deeper into the risk” in discussions with the Pentagon.
A rift that has emerged between the Saudi monarchy and Democrats in Washington, who have reacted with fury against a recent decision by the Opec oil cartel to begin cutting oil production next month by 2m barrels a day.
The decision was seen in the US capital as a sign of Riyadh siding with Russia in its war with Ukraine, and as a possible attempt to hurt Joe Biden and Democrats ahead of next month’s critical midterm election by raising the price of petrol at the pump.
The White House said President Biden will act “methodically” in re-evaluating the relationship.
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Republican lawmaker criticises election deniers
Election deniers are not “going to go away organically”, and if they are ever to vanish, US voters must signal “that truth matters”, beginning with
