Russia and Saudi Arabia Hold Talks in Moscow Amid Gulf Crisis
🤝 MOSCOW — MBS chose Moscow while Houthi rockets were still landing on Saudi soil. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Saudi absorbed Jizan and 73 Houthi casualties — yet sends officials to Moscow, Iran's closest great-power partner. Russia can press Tehran on Houthi restraint; Riyadh offers oil coordination in return. A joint briefing signals both want this public: a message to Washington that Riyadh has options. Next: whether Moscow asks Tehran to rein in the Houthis.
