2023-12-07 09:21:53
Abroad despite an arrest warrant
Putin was received so lavishly in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh
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Despite an arrest warrant – Putin was received so lavishly in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun his trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia despite an international arrest warrant. The welcome by the Foreign Minister in Abu Dhabi was magnificent. He later met President Mohammed bin Sajid Al Nahjan at the presidential palace.
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Despite the international arrest warrant against him, Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have to fear arrest and extradition to The Hague in many places. This is currently being examined in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Putin is welcomed there with open arms.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun his trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The Kremlin chief landed in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Emirates, on Wednesday, where he was received at the airport by Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan. He later met President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (called MBZ) for talks at the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi.
At the beginning of the talks, Putin praised the current state of relations between the two states. The meeting will focus on energy cooperation, the conflict in the Middle East and the “Ukraine crisis,” Putin said. A statement from the Emirati president said the leaders discussed “the importance of enhanced dialogue and cooperation to ensure stability and progress.”
Putin in Abu Dhabi – under the colors of the Russian flag swept through the sky by fighter jets
Those: AP/Alexei Nikolsky
It is Putin’s first visit to the region since the corona pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. Putin hopes to win the support of the Middle East’s two oil-rich countries as he presses forward with his war.
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When the Kremlin chief arrived, planes from the Emirates Air Force flew in formation. The planes gave off smoke in the Russian national colors. Soldiers on horses and camels lined the arrival route. Flags of Russia and the United Arab Emirates flew on poles.
The lavish reception underlined the United Arab Emirates’ extensive relations with Russia, which have become even closer since Western sanctions against Moscow were tightened. Russian commentators describe the Emirates as an important opportunity for Russia to circumvent sanctions.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against the Kremlin chief in connection with the deportation of Ukrainian children in the wake of Russia’s war of aggression against the country. However, since neither the Emirates nor the Saudi Kingdom signed the ICC’s founding treaty, they are not obliged to arrest Putin and extradite him to The Hague.
“Extremely disturbing to see how the world treats war criminals”
Putin has sought to raise his country’s profile as a mediator in the Middle East conflict as he maintains friendly relations with both Israel and the Palestinians. He described the war as a failure of US diplomacy. Putin will continue his diplomatic efforts on Thursday, hosting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow.
Only about 120 kilometers away, the World Climate Conference is meeting in Dubai, where several Western heads of government were guests last week and are supporting Ukraine in its defense against the Russian war of aggression. Ukrainian participants expressed outrage at Putin’s simultaneous presence in the Gulf state. “It is extremely disturbing to see how the world treats war criminals,” said Marharyta Bohdanova, a staff member at the Ukrainian pavilion. A report on the trip by the Russian state news agency Tass provided no indication that Putin might also visit the conference venue.
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