This is why the Septics and us will prop them up... it's oil and the Saudi's are sitting on plenty of it. although the Shale oil is reducing demand if we need oil we would rather buy it from the Saudi's rather than be held hostage to Russian and Iranian oil.
I'm sure I saw something in the paper the other day that the Saudi's wealth has dropped about 10 % in a year, but still plenty in the tank, excuse the pun.
Difficult to nail that one down as a, there are an awful lot of them and b, most of them are in London,Switzerland, LA etc playing Roulette and fornicating.
However, get rid of Putin...
Joking aside, I am starting to worry that Putin's Short Man Complex might take him over the edge before long. the UN and America is unable to stand up to him and he knows it.