Saudis offer Russia secret oil deal if it drops Syria

Jump to navigation The revelations come amid high tension in the Middle East, with US, British, and French warship poised for missile strikes in Syria. Iran has threatened to retaliate. The strategic jitters pushed Brent crude prices to a five-month high of $112 a barrel. “We are only one incident away from a serious oil spike. The market is a lot tighter than people think,” said Chris Skrebowski,

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Saudi Arabia has secretly offered Russia a sweeping deal to control the global oil market and safeguard Russia’s gas contracts, if the Kremlin backs away from the Assad regime in Syria.

[ashigaru]

サウジの諜報部長がプーチンに石油価格上昇（供給減による）と、チェチェンのイスラム戦士がオリンピックを攻撃しない条件と引き換えにシリアへの指示撤回を交渉(真偽不明)

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サウジアラビアは、ロシアがシリアから手を引けば、秘密に石油の取引を約束すると提案。プーチンは心を揺さぶられていると。この取引はあり得るけど、取引成立前に「秘密の取引」が暴露されちゃっていいのかな。