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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour diplomatic editor

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Johnson criticised for cosiness to saudis but gulf feels ignored - Caught on Camera

Boris Johnson at Commonwealth Day service, Westminster Abbey
Boris Johnson is expected to visit Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states such as the United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty Images

Boris Johnson is facing criticism both domestically and in the Gulf as he tries to persuade Gulf states to boost oil production.

He is expected to visit Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states such as the United Arab Emirates as western powers seek extra oil supplies to loosen the west’s dependence on Russian energy and slow the massive price rises caused by sanctions due to the war in Ukraine.

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