Putin’s trip to the region; The interests that the West Asian region and Moscow bring together.
In recent days, by visiting the Persian Gulf region, the President of Russia has sought to strengthen active diplomacy in the region and exit from his recent isolation in the region following the Ukraine crisis. The recent crisis in the Middle East is also a new opportunity for Moscow to create balance and peace in the region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the UAE to discuss the Gaza war and met with the President of this country, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In addition to the issue of the war in Gaza, the war in Ukraine, oil production, and conflicts in Syria, Yemen and Sudan were on the agenda of the talks between the leaders of the two countries.
This meeting shows an unprecedented level of bilateral relations between the UAE and Russia; In Russia’s foreign policy, the UAE is known as the largest economic partner in the Arab world.
Vladimir Putin’s goals of meeting with the leaders of the UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia given the war between Israel and the Palestinian resistance after two months have created a favorable environment for the strengthening and development of Moscow’s economy, which has faced a severe recession due to the war in Ukraine. .
It is interesting to note that after the end of his trip to the Arab countries, the Russian President immediately hosted Ayatollah Raisi, the President of our country.
To talk about the importance of Putin’s trip, we have to look at his delegation to Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. Apart from the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov or Andrey Belousov, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Alexander Novak, the key figure in the field of energy in Russia and the head of the Central Bank, the head of the Space Agency, the head of Rosatom and the head of the Russian Investment Fund also accompanied Putin. Have.
Therefore, it seems that in this one-day trip, bilateral issues are focused on economic issues, space partnerships, and cooperation in OPEC+.
But without a doubt, this trip should be analyzed under the new developments in the Middle East. The UAE and Saudi Arabia, which have taken the lead in the path of peace with Israel, are seeking to achieve goals such as benefiting from Putin’s influence due to the historical and religious history with Israel and the presence of Russian Jews living in the occupied territories through establishing stronger ties with Russia. Palestine, as well as attention to the influence of the Russian president among the leaders of Hamas.
The remarkable thing about this trip to the Persian Gulf region is the priority of the countries of this region in Russia’s foreign policy.
These three meetings not only help bilateral relations but also show the weaknesses of the West in controlling the Gaza war. The Middle East crisis and the cessation of Israel’s war in Gaza are among the other topics of interest, especially during the meeting between the presidents of Russia and Iran.
In this context, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian visited Moscow on Tuesday to participate in the consultations of Caspian countries and signed an agreement with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to deal with sanctions.