In the not so distant past, no reference to Saudi Arabia in the Russian media would be complete without one official or another denouncing its radical Wahhabi Islam as an extremist threat to Russia’s own way of life.nnBut there was President Vladimir Putin Oct. 14, descending from his plane in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to the echoes of a 21-gun salute and traveling to the royal palace with a cavalry escort.
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on Dec. 1, 2018 Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the second day of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on Dec. 1, 2018.
