His visit was aimed in part at undermining U.S. attempts to isolate his country over the war in Ukraine.
By Ann M. Simmons
Bureau Chief, Moscow
The Wall Street Journal
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other top regional leaders Wednesday in a visit Russian diplomats portrayed as a decisive rebuttal of the U.S.’s attempts to isolate the Russian leader over his war in Ukraine.
Putin’s plane was flanked by four Sukhoi Su-35 Russian jet fighters as it flew to the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi, where white, blue and red vapor trails representing the colors of the Russian flag streamed behind U.A.E. military jets in a flyby in his honor.
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