Isn't Biden engaging in a double standard with Russia and Saudi Arabia?

[bendog]

Biden administration preparing to sanction Russia over Navalny treatment this week | CNN Politics

The Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia over the poisoning and jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny this week, two administration officials tell CNN.

www.cnn.com

White House criticized for not directly sanctioning Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman for role in Khashoggi murder

Biden said "there will be an announcement on Monday" related to the sanctions on Saudi Arabia in response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

www.usatoday.com

I realize Putin was not individually sanctioned but still...... It just seems to me that BSM gets a pass because SA is sometimes useful to us. Of course, perhaps SA has privately promised not to kill any more people who reside in the US.

 

[AFrench2]

Yes he is. Saudi Arabia are not our allies - neither culturally or morally - but they have the TEXAS TEA .

 

[Penelope]

It does seem odd. Israel wants us to be friends with SA as they hate Iran.

 

[HenryBHough]

Xiden finds it all far too confusing.

 

[Devils_Advocate]

Unfortunately that is how D.C. works...