Putin Meets Saudi Crown Prince on Rare Trip to Shore Up Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as part of a rare foreign trip to the Gulf region that aimed to strengthen partnerships and defy US and European efforts to isolate him on the global stage. “We have stable and very good relations in terms of political interaction, economics, and in the humanitarian sector,” Putin said in broadcast remarks at the start of the two leaders’ meeting. “It is very important for us to exchange information and assessments about what is happening in the region.” -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: Breaking News on YouTube: @BloombergQuicktakeNow