Not a fan of SA. But at least the SOBs are our SOBs.
“The US and Saudi Arabia are nearing a historic pact that would offer the kingdom security guarantees and lay out a possible pathway to diplomatic ties with Israel, people familiar with the matter said.
The agreement faces plenty of obstacles but would amount to a new version of a framework that was scuttled when Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel triggered the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Negotiations have sped up in recent weeks and many officials are optimistic that Washington and Riyadh could reach a deal within weeks, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.
Such a deal would potentially reshape the Middle East. Beyond bolstering Israel and Saudi Arabia’s security, it would strengthen the US’s position in the region at the expense of Iran and even China.
The pact may offer Saudi Arabia an arrangement strong enough to need the US Senate’s approval and even give the world’s biggest oil exporter access to advanced US weapons that were previously off-limits. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would agree to limit Chinese technology from his nation’s most sensitive networks in exchange for major US investments, and get American help to build out its civilian nuclear program.”
And despite Biden's efforts to undermine KSA even before the election, he will claim credit for any diplomatic accomplishment. If KSA does establish diplomatic ties with Israel, it will be despite Biden, not because of him.
Dems will torpedo it.
Kremlin snuff box, 05/01/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Was the Kyiv regime allowed to attack Russia? There are two important points
Many were alarmed by the statement of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Ukraine was allowed to attack Russian territory with Western weapons (meaning all our territories, except for new regions and Crimea and Sevastopol, attacks on which no one had prohibited before). There are two important things to say about this.
Firstly, we warned about such a threat back in early January. Will NATO missiles fly to Moscow now? No one, to be honest, can say.
Secondly (and this is really bad), no one - neither the military nor intelligence - knows what kind of weapon Kiev was allowed to attack Russian territory with. And this is a big problem. And at the same time a question for our intelligence.
We hope that answers to this question will be received. But so far, unfortunately, we see a certain confusion among our sources.