New Delhi:
US President Donald Trump surprised the whole world on 12 February that he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The same day he also spoke to Ukraine President Volodimir Jailonsky. He had said that he and Putin have agreed to negotiate to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Tram also said that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia could also join the conversation. At the same time, the news came that the conversation would take place in Saudi Arabia. On Tuesday, delegations of the two countries met at Diriah Palace in Riyadh to prepare the role of these leaders. In such a situation, there was a question in the minds of many people as to why America elected Saudi Arabia for talks with Russia. Here we will try to answer this question.
Will Saudi Arabia also become part of the conversation
Saudi Arabia welcomed this initiative. On Friday, a statement issued by Saudi Arabia said that we appreciate the possibility of Trump-Putin conversation and the possibility of negotiations in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia will continue to support. The proposal to host this possible dialogue also came from China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Saudi Arabia is trying to play the same role internationally, which Qatar, UAE and Oman are already playing.
Saudi Arabia has been elected for this conversation in view of its neutrality. In fact, in 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin as guilty of war crimes in view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Putin’s arrest is feared in many countries of the world. In such a situation, Saudi Arabia is a safe country for Putin, because it has not signed the treaty with the ICC. In such a situation, there will be no possibility of arrest when going to Saudi Arabia. When Putin visited Saudi Arabia in 2023, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described him as a special guest of Saudi Arabia and Saudi people.
Saudi Arabia’s hand in Russia-US friendship
It is also important to know here that Saudi Arabia has also played the role of an intermediary in the release of many American citizens in Russia jails. Russia and the US had swaping one by one prisoners even before President Trump gave information about the conversation with Russian President Putin. Russia had earlier released the US citizen serving punishment for drug smuggling. After this, America also released an accused of fraud. US officials said that Saudi’s Crown Prince played a big role in this release.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Saudi Arabia in 2023.
This initiative of Trump was first invited by Saudi Arabia to find the possibility of ending the war to Russian President Putin and Ukraine President Jailonsci. He had a meeting with some other countries in Jeddah. Actually, Saudi Arabia now wants to play the same role as Oman, Qatar and UAE are already playing.
Donald Trump’s first foreign tour
After becoming President for the first time, Donald Trump had his first foreign trip from Saudi Arabia.
When Donald Trump became President in 2017, he went to Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip. If everything goes well, then the first foreign trip of Trump’s second term will also be from Saudi Arabia. If this happens, the importance of Saudi Arabia will increase. Therefore, Trump does not want to go to Saudi Arabia only to talk to the Russian President. He also wants to do business there during his visit to Saudi Arabia. He has also expressed its desire. He said after taking oath of office, that if Saudi Arabia wants to buy $ 450-500 billion US dollars, then I will definitely go to Saudi Arabia. After this, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia said that he said that he next in America In a few years, we want to invest hundreds of billion dollars. After this, Trump described Saudi Crown Prince as a great person.
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