Putin Plans to Meet With Saudi Crown Prince at G-20 Summit, Sources Say
- Meeting would come just before OPEC gathering in Vienna
- Crown prince still facing criticism over Khashoggi’s killing
Putin welcomes Prince Mohammed during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 30, 2017.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting in Argentina this week, according to two people familiar with the plans.
The talks between the two leaders come as the crown prince faces international condemnation over the kingdom’s killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi and just days before a crucial meeting of OPEC and its allies in Vienna. Saudi Arabia will try to persuade Russia at the OPEC gathering to cooperate on curbing crude output next year following oil’s plunge back into a bear market.