UAE President meets with Putin weeks after White House visit
Trade has tripled to $7 billion over the last three years, even as Russia has been subject to sanctions applied by the U.S., the U.K. and the EU
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed binn Zayed meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Sunday (Photo: WAM)
Having visited U.S. President Joe Biden earlier in the month at the White House, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed is continuing his international travels with a stop in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the Emirati leader for dinner on Sunday, with an official meeting set for today that will focus both on commercial relations, as well as the conflicts with Ukraine and in the Middle East, according to a Kremlin statement.
Trade between the two countries has tripled to $7 billion over the last three years, even as Russia has been subject to sanctions applied by the U.S., the U.K. and the European Union.
Putin personally thanked the UAE President for mediating a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, the statement said.
Following the Moscow visit, Sheikh Mohammed will travel on Tuesday to the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS group of nations, which it joined in January.