MOSCOW — Global oil prices were in a deep slump. And because oil profits lubricate the Russian economy, the Kremlin was casting about for a solution.
New York Times: Will Russia stick to promise to cut output with OPEC? Skepticism abounds
Saudi Arabias energy minister and president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Khalid al-Falih, arrives for the 172nd meeting of the OPEC countries at OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on May 25.
