Moscow emerged as the hub of global diplomacy this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin hosting interlocutors of three important powers amid the Trump 2.0-induced global geopolitical and geoeconomics turmoil.
Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday and Thursday in back-to-back meetings in the Russian capital in the backdrop of efforts by all sides to navigate rising global complexities.
Moscow described the talks on Wednesday between Putin and Witkoff as "positive developments". According to the Kremlin, Putin and Witkoff primarily discussed Russia-US bilateral ties and resolving the Ukraine crisis. A few hours later, Trump said Witkoff held "very productive talks" and that "significant progress” was achieved.
Both sides are seeking to normalise ties and reach a ceasefire in the prolonged Ukraine war.
The Trump-Putin meeting would be followed by Putin’s visit to New Delhi later this year for the bilateral annual summit.
UAE, which has longstanding ties with the US, has widened its partnership with Russia over the past decade. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, in particular, shares a strong chemistry with Putin, something which is not often discussed by the media.
"We thank you for your hospitality and hope that this visit will bring positive and joyful results for the Russian and Emirati peoples. We always strive to strengthen the bridges between our countries," Sheikh Mohamed told Putin during the meeting on Thursday.
While in Moscow, the UAE President discussed with the Russian leader issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and energy. The visit happened less than 24 hours after Witkoff’s three-hour long meeting with Putin.
Following the meeting with Sheikh Mohamed, Putin met Doval. The meeting also involved Presidential aide Yury Ushakov, Russian Security Council secretary Sergey Shoigu and Indian Ambassador to Moscow Vinay Kumar.
Doval and Shoigu separately held a brainstorming session on expanding defence industry partnership and counter-terror cooperation while finalising the visit of Putin to India later this year.
Doval’s visit happened in the midst of Trump announcing doubling of tariffs on Indian goods to 50% as a penalty for continuing to buy crude oil from Russia. New Delhi has long maintained that it will safeguard its national interests, including energy needs for its people.
Indian companies are continuing to import Russian oil. While volumes may have declined, transactions with Russia have not stopped, a person in the Indian oil industry told Russian news agency TASS.
Interestingly, the King of Malaysia, also visited Moscow and met Putin last week coinciding with the other visits.
Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday and Thursday in back-to-back meetings in the Russian capital in the backdrop of efforts by all sides to navigate rising global complexities.
Moscow described the talks on Wednesday between Putin and Witkoff as "positive developments". According to the Kremlin, Putin and Witkoff primarily discussed Russia-US bilateral ties and resolving the Ukraine crisis. A few hours later, Trump said Witkoff held "very productive talks" and that "significant progress” was achieved.
Both sides are seeking to normalise ties and reach a ceasefire in the prolonged Ukraine war.
The Trump-Putin meeting would be followed by Putin’s visit to New Delhi later this year for the bilateral annual summit.
UAE, which has longstanding ties with the US, has widened its partnership with Russia over the past decade. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, in particular, shares a strong chemistry with Putin, something which is not often discussed by the media.
"We thank you for your hospitality and hope that this visit will bring positive and joyful results for the Russian and Emirati peoples. We always strive to strengthen the bridges between our countries," Sheikh Mohamed told Putin during the meeting on Thursday.
While in Moscow, the UAE President discussed with the Russian leader issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and energy. The visit happened less than 24 hours after Witkoff’s three-hour long meeting with Putin.
Following the meeting with Sheikh Mohamed, Putin met Doval. The meeting also involved Presidential aide Yury Ushakov, Russian Security Council secretary Sergey Shoigu and Indian Ambassador to Moscow Vinay Kumar.
Doval and Shoigu separately held a brainstorming session on expanding defence industry partnership and counter-terror cooperation while finalising the visit of Putin to India later this year.
Doval’s visit happened in the midst of Trump announcing doubling of tariffs on Indian goods to 50% as a penalty for continuing to buy crude oil from Russia. New Delhi has long maintained that it will safeguard its national interests, including energy needs for its people.
Indian companies are continuing to import Russian oil. While volumes may have declined, transactions with Russia have not stopped, a person in the Indian oil industry told Russian news agency TASS.
Interestingly, the King of Malaysia, also visited Moscow and met Putin last week coinciding with the other visits.
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