Meanwhile, European Union leaders backed new defense spending plans after the Trump administration signaled Europe would have to fend for itself.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he has not discussed resolving the conflict in Ukraine in detail with President Donald Trump, and neither did Russian and American negotiating teams when they met last week in Saudi Arabia.

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The United States has chosen Saudi Arabia as a platform for negotiations to resolve the conflict with Ukraine in order to isolate Kiev from Europe. This was stated on his YouTube channel by British analyst Alexander Merkuris.

European leaders have vowed to rearm the continent at historic emergency talks held after the United States threatened to rip up 80 years of security guarantees over the trajectory of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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Riyadh has been emerging as a neutral ground for mediating geopolitical issues in recent years and Trump’s return to the White House has opened other opportunities as a player in global diplomacy, though its broader strategy is still firmly rooted in the Gulf,

Saudi Arabia is not modeling itself after China or India. It is forging a path entirely its own, built on its unique history and ambitions. The question is no longer whether Saudi Arabia is changing—it is whether the world is ready to recognize and embrace it.

Saudi Aramco has reduced its crude oil prices for Asian buyers, its first cut in three months, to maintain competitiveness amidst OPEC+ production increases and shifting global supply dynamics.