Russian–Saudi Relations Entering New Phase

... Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia offers both new opportunities and new challenges to Russia. The appointment of the 31-year-old Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is a further confirmation of the enormous role the prince plays in ... ... Saudi Arabian standards) do not stop him from implementing a tough foreign policy. He maintains a firm stance with regard to Iran, the country which Riyadh views as a source of existential threat to Saudi Arabia. In particular, it was Prince Mohammad ...