For an “international pariah,” this guy certainly gets around. Russian President Vladimir Putin must be letting somebody else handle the invasion of Ukraine this week because he flew out to the United Arab Emirates this morning. After some meetings there, he’s scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia for more glad-handing. He’s looking for more support for his ongoing invasion of Ukraine and it appears that these Arab leaders are at least willing to discuss the matter with him. But wait… isn’t he worried about being arrested since the International Criminal Court has an arrest warrant out for him? Nope. He knows that there is no chance of the Saudis or the UAE moving against him in that fashion. (AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin began a trip Wednesday to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, hoping to shore up support in the Mideast from two major oil producers allied to the U.S. as his war on Ukraine grinds on.
Putin landed in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms now hosting the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks. It marked his first trip to the region since before the coronavirus pandemic and the war — and as he
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