Saudis offer billions to Russia

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Aug 7, 2013

A Saudi prince has offered Russia $15bn worth of arms sales and other economic incentives, if Moscow distances itself from the Syrian government.

The offer was made to the Russian president Vladimir Putin by Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the top intelligence chief in Saudi Arabia.

The prince said they would buy $15 billion (£9.7 billion) of Russian arms and pledged not to threaten Russia’s position as chief gas supplier to Europe, reported The Times.

In return, the Duma would cease supporting Bashar al-Assad’s regime and agree not to block any future United Nations Security Council votes on Syria.

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