Mohammed bin Salman: From pariah to peacemaker

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  Twice now, in the last few weeks,

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  the Saudi capital of Riyadh has played host to the biggest movers and shakers of the war in Ukraine,

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  Russia, America and and of course, the Ukrainians themselves.

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  Why Riyadh?

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  Because of one man's influence.

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  Saudi Arabia's effective ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, known near universally by his initials, mbs.

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  Just a few years ago,

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  he was publicly identified as the man who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,

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  tortured, killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

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