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(5,156 posts) Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:31 PM Yesterday

'Putin is scared to death right now' Bill Browder and Rubio disses MBS over Saudi/Ukraine Defense Deal? [View all]

Russia may have hoped a war with Iran would help their invasion but as events accelerate beyond Putin's control the Kremlin sees a political landscape fraught with risk, says Sir Bill Browder on Frontline.

If you watch starting at about 9:15, Bill Browder mentions that Rubio chastised the Saudi Crown Prince for the defense deal the Saudi's signed with Ukraine. Allegedly, Rubio told MBS that the Saudis should have asked for U.S. approval before signing the agreement.

I did a search and all I could find were a few X posts mentioning this. Do any of you know more about this? Is it true?

Here's a link to an X post on this issue:

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'Putin is scared to death right now' Bill Browder and Rubio disses MBS over Saudi/Ukraine Defense Deal? [View all] blue-wave Yesterday OP

Is Saudi Arabia beholden to the USA?.................... Lovie777 Yesterday #1

I concur and blue-wave Yesterday #3

Rubio might just want to keep in mind that if TSF's "birthright citizenship" order were to be hlthe2b Yesterday #2

It all might come back at them to bite them in the ass blue-wave 23 hrs ago #9

Is what part true? littlemissmartypants Yesterday #4

The part about Rubio chastising blue-wave Yesterday #6

Yes. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #7

A foreign affairs analyst (associate of RUSI, a respectable British defence thinktank) says they can't find muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #10

Well, here ya go blue-wave 21 hrs ago #11

Full complete post of the Rubio - MBS conversation FakeNoose Yesterday #5

If you look at his brief X bio blue-wave Yesterday #8