Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia condemns the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities.
"We condemn this [attack], but we are against shifting the blame on Iran, as there is no evidence for that," Putin said when asked how he views the attack on Saudi oil facilities.
The Russian leader noted that those, those who orchestrated it did not reach their aims but merely negatively affected the global economy and consumers.
"[Russia] condemns such actions no matter who stands behind them. This was a destructive action that resulted in serious consequences for the global energy market. However, I doubt that those who planned, organized and carried out the attack reached their aims," Sputnik cited Putin as saying.
On 14 September, Saudi Aramco had to close two of its facilities after they were hit by drones and then caught fire. The incident led to a cut in oil production totalling 5.7 million barrels per day — about half of Saudi Arabia’s daily oil output. Following the attack, a number of countries, including Saudi Arabia itself, the US, the UK and Germany blamed the attack on Iran.
Later on, the Saudi Defence Ministry held a press conference last week to present what it described as evidence of Iran's involvement in the attacks. Iran has denied all accusation, pointing out that the Yemeni Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for the attack.
