The UAE's foreign minister greeted the Russian President on his arrival. Putin then traveled on for talks with the UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. He hailed the two countries current relations, saying they were at an "unprecedented high." Putin will also visit Saudi Arabia during the trip, where he will hold talks with the country's de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman.
For more on this, we talk to Juri Rescheto. He is DW's former Moscow Bureau chief and joins us now from Riga, as DW is banned from reporting in Russia.
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