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Aziz El Yaakoubi, Maha El Dahan and Yousef Saba

Saudi prince, rebuked by West, faces dilemma over Russia and China

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, as they arrive for a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court, during a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 16, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS

The United States and Britain are ramping up pressure on Saudi Arabia to pump more oil and join efforts to isolate Russia, while Riyadh has shown little readiness to respond and has revived a threat to ditch dollars in its oil sales to China.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew into the world's biggest crude oil exporter on Wednesday, a day after U.S. security advisor Brett McGurk arrived with a U.S. delegation.

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