The Kremlin hopes that Riyadh will swiftly cope with the consequences of a recent attack on Saudi Aramco facilities, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th September, 2019) The Kremlin hopes that Riyadh will swiftly cope with the consequences of a recent attack on Saudi Aramco facilities, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
"As for the incident itself, we have already said, it is very unpleasant. Of course, there are negative consequences for the energy markets. We hope that Saudi Arabia will swiftly cope with the damage done by the attack," the spokesman told reporters.
When asked about Russia potentially helping either with oil output or via diplomatic channels, Peskov said that "there have been no such requests about this from our Saudi partners."
Regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin discussing the incident with someone, the spokesman said that "today is a day of contacts, one cannot exclude that opinions will be exchanged." Putin is visiting Ankara on Monday to meet with Turkish and Iranian leaders, in a trilateral format and for separate bilateral talks.
