Russia had been preparing to transfer missiles and other military equipment to the Houthis in Yemen at the end of July. However, the country abandoned these plans under pressure from the US and Saudi Arabia, reports CNN. According to two sources, the Saudis, who had waged a brutal war against the Houthis for years before the US helped broker a fragile truce in 2022, warned Russia against supplying weapons to one of their main adversaries upon learning of the plans. Separately, the US requested Saudi Arabia’s assistance in persuading Moscow not to supply arms to the Houthis. It is noted that wh…