Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay working visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia later this week, Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov said, Life.ru reported.
"This will be a working visit. First of all, he will have talks with the Saudi Crown Prince. Prior to that, we will pay a working visit to the United Arab Emirates. I hope these talks, which we deem extremely important, will be useful," Ushakov said.
Putin’s previous visits to the UAE and Saudi Arabia took place in October 2019, before the COVID-19 lockdowns.