US lawmakers intend to introduce a bill in both houses of the US Congress on Tuesday to suspend the supply of American weapons to Saudi Arabia against the backdrop of a decision to cut oil production under OPEC +.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Ro Hanna (D-California) said in a joint op-ed published by Politico on Sunday: “This week, Saudi Arabia colluded with Russia and made a decision in OPEC. + meeting to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, thereby raising the price of gas in Russia’s favor. Saudi Arabia’s decision was a clear blow to the US, which can also respond: Can quickly stop the kingdom from supplying a huge amount of US military technology. .
Two members of Congress added: “Therefore, on Tuesday, we will introduce a bill in the Senate and House of Representatives that would provide for the immediate suspension of all arms transfers to Saudi Arabia.”
The article states that in previous periods, similar bills regarding military cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom were submitted to Congress, but did not pass. However, now the initiators of the initiative are convinced that the decision of Saudi Arabia has caused great anger among both Democrats and Republicans, so there is a chance of success.
Earlier, a group of US lawmakers decided to introduce a bill that would require the withdrawal of US troops from Saudi Arabia and the UAE in response to the decision to cut oil production.
Last Wednesday, member states of the OPEC+ alliance agreed to cut collective production by two million barrels per day, the biggest supply cap since the 2020 agreement in the midst of a historic price collapse due to the pandemic.
Source: RIA Novosti