Russia Blasts U.S. Sending Troops to Saudi Arabia, Saying 'Are They Going to Fight Someone or What?'
Russia has condemned the United States' plan to send troops to Saudi Arabia, a decision likely to be seen as a provocation by rival Iran. Amid reports that President Donald Trump informed lawmakers earlier this week that the Pentagon would be maintaining some 3,000 personnel in Saudi Arabia, Russian presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov warned that "this is just an escalation of tensions," according to the state-run Tass Russian News Agency. The move, which came amid a U.S.-led ...
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