FILE PHOTO: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak, pictured in Saudi

FILE PHOTO: Russia’s then-energy minister, Alexander Novak, speaks during a joint press conference with Saudi Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud (not pictured) at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo