Putin Invites Saudi King to Russia as They Discuss Yemen Crisis
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Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz to make the first-ever visit to his country by a leader of the Gulf nation during a phone call in which they discussed the conflict in Yemen.
Putin, whose government has been critical of Saudi-led air strikes aimed at dislodging Houthi rebels in Yemen, pledged deeper cooperation with Saudi Arabia, the Kremlin said in an e-mailed statement on Monday. Saudi Arabia and its mainly Sunni allies accuse Shiite Iran of sending weapons to the rebels, a charge Iranian officials have denied.