Johnson Goes on Charm Offensive in Riyadh
LONDON (Dispatches) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to embark on a visit to Saudi Arabia this week to lobby for action to keep oil prices in check amid a growing crisis in the global energy market.
The British premier’s visit is reportedly aimed at lobbying Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman to increase the country’s oil output as energy sanctions on Russia have begun to hurt the West. The visit comes in the wake of kingdom’s barbarian execution of 81 people.