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Saudi Arabia's crown prince wins points for hosting the Russia-US summit on Ukraine

By JON GAMBRELL - Feb 18, 2025, 11:04 AM ET
Last Updated - Feb 18, 2025, 11:36 AM EST

Saudi Arabia's crown prince wasn't in the room for the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s war on Ukraine

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's crown prince wasn't in the room for the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over Moscow's war on Ukraine on Tuesday, but Mohammed bin Salman still won the day for hosting the gathering that could be a game-changer in the bloody conflict.

The assertive 39-year-old heir to the throne in the oil-rich kingdom already has taken over Saudi Arabia as its de facto leader under his father, the 89-year-old King Salman. But the prince's war in Yemen and the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S. intelligence agencies believe came at his orders, tarnished his reputation internationally.

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Crown Prince Mohammed now finds himself at the center of the Trump administration's outreach to Russia, a country Saudi Arabia carefully maintained ties to during the war through the OPEC+ oil cartel.

The prince likely caught President Donald Trump's attention when he announced plans for a $600 billion investment in the United States — prompting the U.S. leader's musings about whether to make Saudi Arabia the location for his first foreign trip in this term.

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