The leak reveals that Saudi Arabia agreed to pay Russia over 2 billion euros under a contract signed in 2021 involving companies that were repeatedly sanctioned, both before and after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Russia has been exporting arms to countries including Saudi Arabia, bolstering its economy after a barrage of sanctions followed its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Saudi Arabia is poised to invest £466 billion in the US over the next four years. This stems from Donald Trump's close relationships with the royal family. Simultaneously, the US president has declared his intention to end the war in Ukraine,

The Ukraine war is about Russia's national security and not about oil prices, the Kremlin said on Friday after U.S. Donald Trump called for a cut in the price of oil.

In fact, the Saudi Press Agency’s announcement that the kingdom would invest $600bn was based on the royal palace’s readout of a Wednesday phone call between Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This is Trump’s first phone call with a foreign leader since his inauguration earlier this week.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Friday from Damascus that his country was engaged in an active dialogue with Europe and the U.S. to help lift economic sanctions imposed on Syria.

President Trump held his first official call with a foreign leader since being sworn in for his second term with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, a controversial figure who Trump on

The Kremlin on Friday said the Ukraine war is about Russia's national security and not about oil prices. This is after U.S. President, Donald Trump,

Trump briefly raised the idea of buying Greenland in his first term and expressed shock—even calling off a planned visit to Copenhagen—when his offer was refused. This time around, he’s not backing down. He has held at least one reportedly tense phone conversation on the matter.

The US President has limited options to pressure the Kremlin to end the war. Analysts believe that the primary viable strategy is to continue supporting Ukraine with armaments. For over a week, there has been an exchange of views between the leaders of Russia and the United States,

U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted that his first international visit could be to Saudi Arabia, contingent on securing a substantial trade deal worth up to $600 billion. Speaking to reporters, Trump emphasised the potential for Saudi Arabia to influence the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war by increasing oil production,