Top US senator calls for action over oil production cuts – The National

Top US senator calls for action over oil production cuts – The National

A top US senator urged President Joe Biden's administration on Monday to "immediately freeze all aspects” of Washington's co-operation with Saudi Arabia and threatened to block all future weapons sales in response to Riyadh's decision to cut oil production amid the Russia-Ukraine War.

Democrat Bob Menendez, who chairs the influential Senate foreign relations committee, accused Riyadh of helping to "underwrite Putin's war" through Opec+.

"I will not green-light any co-operation with Riyadh until the kingdom reassesses its position with respect to the war in Ukraine," Mr Menendez said.