Saudis offer Russia secret oil deal if it drops Syria - Telegraph
Saudi Arabia appears to be threatening Russia over its support of Syria's government:
According to this article, Saudi Arabia is basically telling Russia "Stop helping Assad and we will give you oil. Keep helping Assad, and we will tell our Chechen friends to terrorize your citizens during the Winter Olympics in Sochi."
Excerpt:
As-Safir said Prince Bandar pledged to safeguard Russia’s naval base in Syria if the Assad regime is toppled, but he also hinted at Chechen terrorist attacks on Russia’s Winter Olympics in Sochi if there is no accord. “I can give you a guarantee to protect the Winter Olympics next year. The Chechen groups that threaten the security of the games are controlled by us,” he allegedly said.