Zelensky Visits KSA

[gradually_adjusting@lemmy.world]

Honestly yeah that was my take too. I would be shaking like a shitting dog if I was Zelensky going to meet MBS. The stones on that guy.

[oce@jlai.lu]

MBS wants to increase the diplomatic footprint of SA. It is likely they want to be the ones that facilitated a cease fire in Ukraine, rather than defend a democracy against imperialism.

[fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Why is zelensky talking to scum like him? This fuck should never be accepted anywhere.

Fuck MBS.

[teamevil@lemmy.world]

The US turned heel on Ukraine and Zelensky needs support to beat the Nazis.

[clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works]

Why is there a barcode scanner in the car door?

[fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Thanks for the explanation. This is severely disappointing to see, but it's a necessary evil.

[Guest]

I can only assume Zelensky said 'thank you.'

[homesweethomemrl@lemmy.world]

I don't like MBS but if they help Ukraine, I'm all for it.

[rowrowrowyourbot@sh.itjust.works]

Saudi Arabia is an important nation not only because of oil but also because of Mecca and Medina’s importance to Islam.

I have no idea why you would think a nation shouldn't attempt to have congenial relations with another nation especially if that nation needs support from others.

[rowrowrowyourbot@sh.itjust.works]

Russia fucks with OPEC pricing a lot so there isn’t a ton of love between them.

[fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

MBS is a butcher, he should be shunned. This is a necessary evil, but is still disappointing.

[rowrowrowyourbot@sh.itjust.works]

Idealism has little place in foreign relations once you have to deal with the real world. We have to ally ourselves with people we find distasteful because our nations need to be tied for various reasons. It is childish to think your personal feelings about a national leader should impact your nation’s diplomatic relations.

[donantoniomagino@feddit.nl]

I don’t like politicians whose name is abbreviated like that anyway

Signed, DAM

[fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

As i said, this is a necessary evil. That does not change reality. MBS is a brutal dictator with an iron fist over the whole middle east, and he is a murderer. I think all countries should be moving away from saudi arabia, not closer to it.

[rowrowrowyourbot@sh.itjust.works]

“That does not change reality. MBS is a brutal dictator with an iron fist over the whole middle east.”

That is not true. He is the Prime Minister of KSA. He is the presumptive leader but is not on paper the reigning monarch. KSA does not have an iron fist over other Middle Eastern nations as some have little to do with KSA and others are too powerful themselves to kowtow to KSA such as Egypt or Israel.

“I think all countries should be moving away from saudi arabia, not closer to it.”

And I have already mentioned why this is unrealistic and childish. When you have to face these situations IRL you don’t have the option to avoid dealing with people you find distasteful.

[jenesaisquoi@feddit.org]

It's abbreviated because there's like 50 kebab dictators all named "Mohammed Bin Something" and it's annoying to spell out the whole name to disambiguate them

[unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de]

Wasnt their main role as a mediator for negotiations?

Zelenskyy met with the kingdom’s powerful crown prince Monday evening, with the president saying they “had a detailed discussion on the steps and conditions needed to end the war and secure a reliable and lasting peace.”

“Saudi Arabia provides a crucial platform for diplomacy, and we appreciate this,” Zelenskyy said online.

[damage@feddit.it]

Martin Butter Sing?

[Guest]

At the very least, this is a wonderful photo op for MBS, regardless of outcome.

[saleh@feddit.org]

Saudi Arabia is not exactly popular among Muslim people around the world. In particular with them embracing US influence, funding Daesh and other murderous groups and of course supporting Israel in its oppression and mass murder of Palestinians, MBS has a very bad reputation.