Gulf states have limited ability to pressure Russia
Russia's airstrikes in Syria are targeting rebels supported by Saudi Arabia and Qatar
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- Limited options
- Arms supplies
- Diplomatic pressure
- Clerics call for jihad
- Oil policy
- Gulf investments
- UAE
- Bahrain
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
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_350.jpg "Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Saudi Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Sochi, Russia (Reuters/Alexei Nikolsky)")