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Saudi Arabia
Ahmed al-Sharaa is the former al-Qaeda and ISIS firebrand turned interim leader of Syria
The President has a unique affinity for the Arab world
In Riyadh he channeled his inner Lord Palmerston
Grigory Karasin and Sergei Beseda are doing a good job at advancing the President’s interests
While Saudi Arabia has publicly condemned Russian aggression, Riyadh has refused to join Western sanctions on Russia
The war is not going as well as Putin would like to suggest, and he faces real pressures if it continues
If Russia ignores — or refuses — the proposal, the ball will then be in Trump’s court as to what to do next
There is not much room for Ukrainian leverage, as far as Trump is concerned
The talks over Ukraine were treated as opportunity to do business
