Saudi crown prince and Putin greet each other at #G20 summit
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin enjoyed each other when the World leaders isolated them at G-20 Summit 2018 in Argentina
Saturday, December 01, 2018
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| The two leaders gave each other an enthusiastic greeting before sitting next to each other during a working lunch. |
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| Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speak at the start of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. The two leaders are controversial figures at the summit. In Putin’s case, other world leaders have expressed concern over Russia’s recent seizure of Ukrainian ships and their crews near Crimea. For the prince, it’s about the killing of a dissident Saudi journalist in the country’s Istanbul consulate. Saudi Arabia denies that bin Salman ordered the killing, but U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded the opposite. (Natacha Pisarenko/Associated Press) |
VietPress USA (Dec. 1st, 2018): During recent months both Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been isolated from almost countries of the World for their criminal activities.
Crown prince Salman, de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia ordered to assassinate journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2nd 2018 inside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul then dismembered his body. President Vladimir Putin of Russia on last Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, ordered Russian Navy to shoot and captured 3 vessels of Ukraine, injured 6 Ukrainian sailors and hold 20 other sailors.
But the two seemed to be enjoying each other’s company Friday at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires. They embraced each other with big smiles and a cross between a high five and handshake.
Leaders from across the globe are gathering in Argentina for the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, and none seemed more excited to be there than Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeted each other like old friends at the G20 summit in Argentina on Friday as other world leaders have distanced themselves from the Saudi leader following the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The interaction comes as world leaders prepare to “zero in” on the crown prince for his alleged involvement in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was employed by the Washington Post. Argentinian President Mauricio Macri made it very clear that Khashoggi’s death and the involvement by the crown prince were “on the table for discussion” at the summit.
British Prime Minister Theresa May plans on being one to bring up the crime, as noted by the Guardian, saying she wants a “full and transparent investigation.”
“I am intending to speak with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. The message that I give will be very clear…on this issue of Jamal Khashoggi but also on the issue of Yemen,” she told reporters.
While a number of leaders have condemned bin Salman and Saudi Arabia for the crime, Putin, Business Insider noted, has refused to publicly place blame on the crown prince.
“We do not know what happened in reality. So why should we undertake any steps to deteriorate our relations with Saudi Arabia?” he reportedly said last month, instead turning the blame on to the United States.
“As far as I know the journalist who went missing used to live in the U.S.A…In this regard, the U.S. has a certain responsibility.”
President Trump has expressed a similar attitude to Putin’s in terms of placing blame on Mohammed bin Salman.
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Vladimir Putin And Saudi Crown Prince Pal Around At G20 Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeted each other like old friends at the G20 summit in Argentina on Friday as other world leaders have distanced themselves from the Saudi leader following the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
As the leaders arrived at the summit, Putin and MBS, as he is known, were seen smiling and enthusiastically shaking one another’s hands.
Khashoggi disappeared after entering a Saudi consulate in Turkey. After offering shifting explanations for the disappearance, the Saudi kingdom eventually admitted Khashoggi was murdered and his body dismembered.
American intelligence officials believe the order for his death came directly from the crown prince, yet U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested he does not believe their assessment.
Trump was criticized broadly for his response to the Washington Post journalist’s death, with the president citing an arms deal as reason to maintain good relations with Saudi Arabia despite the incident. The White House was said to prevent CIA Director Gina Haspel from attending a closed-door briefing on the killing this week with senators, prompting more criticism.
MBS is expected to meet with just a few leaders at the summit in Buenos Aires, including Putin. French President Emmanuel Macron has also said he will meet with the Saudi leader.
Trump, who was seen passing by MBS and Putin without interacting with either, is not expected to meet with the crown prince. He told reporters he “exchanged pleasantries” with the Saudi leader but nothing more, adding that a meeting “might” happen, per CNN’s Jeff Zeleny.
Trump canceled his meeting with Putin on Thursday, citing clashes with Russian and Ukrainian military vessels.
The Russian coast guard attacked three Ukranian ships and their crews over the weekend. Trump’s announcement came shortly after his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about his contact with Russian officials in a real estate deal during the 2016 presidential election.
- This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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