Europe @feddit.org Gigameister @lemmy.world 4d ago

Zelensky Visits KSA

I'd just like to point out that this picture is particularly impressive.

You are not supposed to touch the Crown Prince in any circumstances.

Seeing him embrace Zelensky speaks volumes.

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Lets see Trump ask the Crown Prince if he even owns a suit....
- Do not berate the stockholders.
I don't like MBS but if they help Ukraine, I'm all for it.
- I don’t like politicians whose name is abbreviated like that anyway :/
  
  Signed, DAM
  
  DAM, son
  
  Martin Butter Sing?
  
  It's abbreviated because there's like 50 kebab dictators all named "Mohammed Bin Something" and it's annoying to spell out the whole name to disambiguate them
Just to make sure I got the right Arabic prince here, that's the guy who ordered Khashoggi's death, right?

I'm not above realpolitik, if his interests actually align with supporting Ukraine I'm happy to hear it.
- Yea, and he's the reformist in that monarchy, pretty bleak 🤫
F MBS. POS
- Agree
  
  So what does that mean?
  
  “Fuck mortgage-backed-security. Piece of shit”?
  
  edit am stoopid hes mohammed bin salman
- TWITH, FNOIJGWTFLOW
  
  Typing words is too hard, form now on I’m just gonna write the first letter of words.
  
  YPITYANFCTI
  
  IAA, TMBABIT.
Interesting. I thought he was with putin & trump. It would be nice if they help Ukraine though.
- MBS wants to increase the diplomatic footprint of SA. It is likely they want to be the ones that facilitated a cease fire in Ukraine, rather than defend a democracy against imperialism.
  
  At the very least, this is a wonderful photo op for MBS, regardless of outcome.
- Honestly yeah that was my take too. I would be shaking like a shitting dog if I was Zelensky going to meet MBS. The stones on that guy.
- Russia fucks with OPEC pricing a lot so there isn’t a ton of love between them.
- The Saudis are on their own side mainly and still aligned with the USA. Their rival in the region is Iran first and foremost. So Russia is not their friend.
  
  What's their position on Isreal?
Why is zelensky talking to scum like him? This fuck should never be accepted anywhere.

Fuck MBS. This is disappointing to see. (Unless i am missing something, i haven't been keeping track with news up to late)
- The US turned heel on Ukraine and Zelensky needs support to beat the Nazis.
  
  Thanks for the explanation. This is severely disappointing to see, but it's a necessary evil. :/
- Why is zelensky talking to scum like him?
  
  Same reason he was sitting across from JD Vance and Trump to begin with. Any port in a storm.
  
  Fuck MBS. This is disappointing to see.
  
  Its a predictable response when you recognize that the Saudis are largely an extension of western hegemony in the region. I wouldn't be surprsied if someone like Rex Tillerson or Liz Cheney brokered the meeting.
- Saudi Arabia is an important nation not only because of oil but also because of Mecca and Medina’s importance to Islam.
  
  I have no idea why you would think a nation shouldn't attempt to have congenial relations with another nation especially if that nation needs support from others.
  
  MBS is a butcher, he should be shunned. This is a necessary evil, but is still disappointing.
  
  Saudi Arabia is not exactly popular among Muslim people around the world. In particular with them embracing US influence, funding Daesh and other murderous groups and of course supporting Israel in its oppression and mass murder of Palestinians, MBS has a very bad reputation.
- Oh sorry I thought everyone knew.. The thing is, his country is being invaded, everything he has and every loved one he knows are fighting for their lives and survival against a brutal psychotic dictator
I wouldn't rejoice too much... Here's MBS with putin 6 years ago.

https://youtu.be/vrw4DJJ2Qb0
- That was when they were meeting to negotiate SA not continuing to fuck Russia's economy into the ground with a trade war on oil prices.
  
  Which does imply they might be convinced to do it again.
Context: https://apnews.com/article/-8f1b9d30915d6e0590dab7e54fe02475
I can only assume Zelensky said 'thank you.'
Why is there a barcode scanner in the car door?

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