On 5th September, the Russian media headlines were all about the arrival of the King of Saudi Arabia. In particular, the news agency Vesti.Ru reported: “The president of Saudi Arabia Salman Ben Abdul Aziz Al Saud’s visit to Russia became a significant event according to Vladimir Putin’s words. The RF president noted that this was the first visit of the King of Saudi Arabia in the history. “I am sure that your visit will serve as a good impetus to the development of our interstate relations”, – the head of the state added. The King of Al-Saud will hold talks with Vladimir Putin. Among the key topics that may be addressed by the leaders – the situation in the oil market, military-technical cooperation, Syria and the crisis in relations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Comment:
This visit of the King of Saudi Arabia Salman was very much reported by the Russian media. A great deal of attention was paid to the numerous retinue and the huge expenses in connection with this visit. The official outcome of the talks were the signed agreements on the purchase of arms, economic cooperation and, of course, the Syrian question.
The huge and unjustified expenses of the king during the visit, the retinue and servants of more than 1000 people, the booking of luxury hotels in the center of Moscow and much more, all this presentation was aimed at showing how luxuriously King of Saudi Arabia lives. The contracts for the supply of weapons look strange on the background of the fact that more recently Saudi Arabia has signed similar contracts with the US, but only the sum of these contracts exceeded in dozens of times. The economic agreements at a time when Russia is under the sanctions of the US and Europe raise a number of questions.
These questions disappear and everything falls into place, when you know that this is a US payment to Russia for participating in the suppression of the Syrian revolution. We are already well aware that Russia’s active position on the side of Bashar Assad as the executioner and murderer of the Muslims of Syria is the post that the US gave to it.
All sorts of speculation that the Kremlin allegedly sponsored Trump’s election for the presidency of the United States, at first glance Trump’s stupid statements and his brazen behavior, are all the dust that the White House administration eyes the billions of people. They want to show that the US leadership is frivolous, but in fact, Trump represents very clever power-haves in the US. They skillfully persuaded many that Russia is participating in the solution of the Syrian question on its own initiative and its capabilities so that even the Kremlin itself believed in it. Russia still harbors the illusion that it will return to the world arena as one of the big players and will solve international problems alongside the United States, France and the United Kingdom as an equal partner. But the latest state of affairs suggests the opposite.
The visit of King Salman to Russia may have another concealed US plan. Quite recently, with the submission of Trump, Saudi has acquired another status in the region, namely, looking over the Persian Gulf region. But we know that the US is not the only player in this region. The UK remains an active rival in the struggle for the prosperity of this region, and the US understands this very well. In Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, and even in Saudi Arabia itself, there remain forces actively cooperating with the British regime, and this does not suit the US either.
The United States, being a colonial power, insatiable with its thirst for power and influence, uses all its capabilities to remove any influence of Great Britain in this region. The conflict that has erupted between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is a clear example of how the US is trying to squeeze out all of Britain’s presence from Qatar using its lackey in the person of King Salman.
It is possible that King Salman came to Putin at the behest of his master Trump to discuss cooperation in the future in the sphere of expelling Britain from the Persian Gulf region. The old friction between Britain and Russia is very appropriate for this case.
Putin, naively dreaming in the clouds that the US will take him to an equal partner, if he fulfills their conditions. But this is never to be forgotten, the proof of this can be the history of the secret cooperation of the USSR and the US in the past. Putin will remain an errand boy for dirty deeds, and this is already happening in reality.
King Salman, in turn, despite being a king, remains a lackey of the United States, who travels through countries representing the interests of the United States, and not of Islam and Muslims. And King Salman and his court servants will remain in this state. Neither wealth, power or land will help the Saudi family to stand proud and glorify the United States and other colonial countries. Only accepting Islam as a system and directing the Divine Book in life will glorify the Muslims and rid the shackles of the colonial powers.
Eldar Khamzin
Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir