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US shows double standard on Khasoogi disappearance: Russian envoy
The Russian envoy to Indonesia has said the United States’ response to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi reflects the double standard the country has always had toward other countries.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yemeni Tawakkol Karman holds a picture of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate, on Oct. 5 in Istanbul. Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who has been critical toward the Saudi government, has gone missing after visiting the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, the Washington Post reported.
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he Russian envoy to Indonesia has said the United States’ response to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi reflects the double standard the country has always had toward other countries.
“They are threatening Saudi Arabia to impose sanctions of course, but Saudi Arabia is a partner of the US, so of course the treatment is different,” Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Georgievna Vorobieva told reporters on Wednesday.
Khashoggi, a Saudi national and US resident who became increasingly critical of powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has not been seen since he walked into the kingdom's Istanbul Consulate to sort out marriage paperwork on Oct. 2.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had spoken with Saudi Arabia's King Salman, who strongly denied the kingdom's involvement in Khashoggi's disappearance.
"It sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers. Who knows?" Trump said, describing the situation as "terrible".
Russia's foreign minister previously said he welcomed the agreement between Turkey and Saudi Arabia to hold a joint investigation into the case. Russia hopes that the results of this investigation will be made public, Lavrov said as quoted by Russian news agency Interfax on Tuesday.
The US had previously imposed sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s alleged involvement in the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
