Putin Makes Rare Foreign Trip to Gulf With Oil, War in Focus
- Trips to Saudi Arabia, UAE are firsts since Ukraine invasion
- Israel-Hamas war is on agenda alongside oil-market moves
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the United Arab Emirates to start a rare foreign trip that will also include a visit to Saudi Arabia, with bolstering cooperation among strategic oil producers a top priority.
Putin was greeted by senior officials from the country upon exiting the plane in Abu Dhabi Wednesday, according to a broadcast on Russian state TV.