Katz, Mark N.2010-08-302010-08-302007-07-23https://hdl.handle.net/1920/5950© 2007 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Deposited with permission from UPI.com.At the time of Russian President Vladimir Putin's February visit to Riyadh, some Russian commentators expressed the view that improved Saudi-Russian ties were occurring at the expense of Saudi relations with America and the West.en-USInternational affairsSaudi ArabiaRussiaArticle