ISLAMABAD – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was warmly greeted byVladimir Putin as European leaders warning him over the killing of adissident journalist.
Less than two months after Saudi Arabia outraged allies when a hit teammurdered Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate, PrinceMohammed flew into Buenos Aires to take his place among leaders of the top20 global economies, a sign that he intends to remain firmly in charge.[image: Embedded video]link
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In an image that quickly went viral online, Russian President Putin and the33-year-old prince grinned broadly and gave each other an effusivehandshake as if they were long-lost friends reunited at the G20.
Their embrace comes amid reports that Russia and Saudi Arabia have reacheda pact to cut oil production when the OPEC cartel meets on December 6 inVienna, to help shore up collapsing crude prices.
Kirill Dmitriev, the chief of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, toldreporters that Putin would meet the prince Saturday and discuss boostingSaudi Arabia’s $2 billion investment in Russia.
