Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema Bint Bandar welcomed a US review of the relationship between the two countries. She also rejected the accusation that the Kingdom is siding with Russia in its war with Ukraine, saying it engages with “everybody across the board, those we agree with and those we disagree with.” In her first televised interview with international media since becoming the ambassador in 2019, Princess Reema told CNN’s Becky Anderson: “It’s ok to disagree. Our relationship is more than the sale of arms and it is more than the exchange of oil,” she said, adding “the Kingdom is not what it used to be five years ago.” “I deal very regularly with the administration, and frankly, it’s an administration that I have profound respect for. I have only had the most gracious and direct communication, as we should. That’s how partners communicate with each other,” she clarified. Princess Reema affirmed that the ties between the two longtime allies remain strong despite Riyadh’s relationship with Washington being at a “point of disagreement” in light of the decision of OPEC+ to cut oil production. Princess Reema said under Vision 2030, the Kingdom is “reframing itself to be one of the largest energy producers” by investing billions of dollars in renewables while ensuring the balance of the oil market. “We want to have this next chapter of clean energy as a partnership because that’s the future. This argument about OPEC is today because the world is tense. But it’s not the conversation of the future,” she said. Referring to the ongoing reforms in the Kingdom, Princess Reema said: “The United States had a 200-year journey of transformation but we’ve had 80. We’re different people in a different place, and we are going to get there because we believe in the same thing. We believe in the set of opportunities for our people. And we’re very proud of the changes that have happened.”