![ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - October 15, 2019: The Al Forsan aerobatic team perform a flyby during the arrival of HE Vladimir Putin Vladimirovich, President of Russia, commencing a state visit at Qasr Al Watan.
( Mohammed Al Blooshi for Ministry of Presidential Affairs )
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A flypast for Mr Putin during his visit to the UAE last week. Mohammed Al Blooshi/ Ministry of Presidential Affairs
A flypast for Mr Putin during his visit to the UAE last week. Mohammed Al Blooshi/ Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Russia’s resurgence in the Middle East has been inversely proportional to a US decline
By pursuing limited goals with limited means and its interests with determination, Moscow has returned to a major role in the Middle East