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Picking Saudi Arabia<\/strong> as the \u201cmost likely venue\u201d for a <\/strong>potential <\/strong>Trump-Putin summit<\/a><\/strong> on <\/strong>ending the war in Ukraine earned a spotlight from<\/strong> Bloomberg<\/a><\/strong>, <\/strong>arguing it reinforces the Kingdom\u2019s role as an international power broker. Riyadh\u2019s choice as a middle ground highlights the Saudi leadership\u2019s close relations with both world leaders, and plays into the Kingdom\u2019s plans of securing peace as a means to unlock FDI to push the diversification agenda, the outlet explains. <\/p>\n

What the pundits said:<\/strong> US President Trump\u2019s decision to host talks in Saudi Arabia \u201cintends to bolster the kingdom\u2019s role on the world stage,\u201d Associate Fellow at Chatham House\u2019s Middle East and North Africa program Lina Khatib said, adding it also \u201cvalidates Riyadh\u2019s approach to foreign affairs, which is based on diversification of the kingdom\u2019s diplomatic relations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mediating Ukraine negotiations might help:<\/strong> The Kingdom is hopeful that it can leverage its relationship with Trump to reach an acceptable compromise regarding his plans for a US takeover of Gaza<\/a>. Hosting Ukraine talks may \u201cgrease the wheels for its preferences and goals related to Gaza,\u201d Director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative Jonathan Panikoff said.<\/p>\n

BUT- Navigating Gaza\u2019s crisis might prove complicated<\/strong>: Saudi\u2019s strict public stance against displacing Gazans may still cause complications in US-Saudi relations. Saudi Arabia and other officials from the region have expressed a readiness to extend assistance to Egypt and Jordan if Trump withholds aid, the business news information service said citing an unnamed source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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