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Jackie Northam

The White House accuses Saudi Arabia of aiding Russia and coercing OPEC oil producers

Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's energy minister, speaks during a news conference after the 45th Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 5. (Vladimir Simicek/AFP via Getty Images)

The breach in U.S.-Saudi relations widened Thursday, as the White House accused the kingdom of helping Russia fund its war in Ukraine by pushing up oil revenues.

Last week, the OPEC+ group of oil producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, decided to cut oil output by 2 million barrels per day, leading to anger in Washington, with members of Congress calling to retaliate.

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