RIYADH: 海角直播 is astonished by accusations that the Kingdom is siding with Russia in its war with Ukraine, Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said on Sunday.
Retweeting a Twitter post by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for supporting Ukraine鈥檚 territorial integrity and announcing Saudi aid to the country, Prince Khalid said it was telling that 鈥渢hese false accusations did not come from the Ukrainian government.鈥
The minister said that some were accusing the Kingdom of standing with Russia despite the fact that the decision taken by OPEC+ on Oct.5 to cut production by 2 million barrels per day was unanimous and 鈥渄ue to purely economic reasons.鈥
鈥淚ran is also a member of OPEC, does this mean that the Kingdom is standing with Iran as well?鈥 the minister asked.
Meanwhile, the聽secretary general of OPEC Haitham Al-Ghais said on Sunday that the organization does not target a specific price, but rather targets balance between supply and demand.
鈥淪low economic growth reflects on oil demand and OPEC+ took a pre-emptive decision,鈥 he said.
鈥淭he stability of oil markets is important for the future, it is not only about today. Our decisions are purely technical,鈥 the official said.
