“Failure of US efforts”: how the West reacted to Putin’s visit to Riyadh

The United States admitted that Vladimir Putin’s visit to Saudi Arabia means the failure of the White House’s efforts to isolate Moscow. According to Bloomberg, the trip indicates the Russian president’s growing confidence in the ability to travel outside the country. Although Washington and the European Union did everything to prevent this from happening.

Today, December 6, Putin will hold talks with the leaders of the UAE and Saudi Arabia. In the material REN TV We’ll tell you what’s on the meeting agenda.

“Failure of US Efforts”

President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Saudi Arabia means that US attempts to isolate Russia have failed. noted at Bloomberg.

As Western journalists write, the trip to Riyadh speaks “of Putin’s growing confidence in the ability to travel outside Russia.” Although the United States and the European Union did everything to isolate Moscow in the international arena. Now the Russian economy is “in a stronger position,” while Ukraine, which is so supported by the United States, is not making progress during the conflict.

In addition, the agency pointed out, Putin is strengthening ties with the leaders of the Gulf states, but the durability of American support for Kyiv is in question.

Putin’s visit to the UAE and Saudi Arabia: what’s on the meeting agenda

Today, December 6, Putin arrived on a working visit to Abu Dhabi. The Russian leader plans to meet with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.

“During negotiations with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, it is expected to consider the state and prospects for the further development of multifaceted Russian-UAE cooperation, as well as current international issues with an emphasis on the state of affairs in the Middle East region,” – reported in the Kremlin press service.

In Riyadh, the Russian President and the leader of Saudi Arabia will discuss cooperation in the fields of economics and investment, as well as “various aspects of interaction in multilateral formats.”

The agenda of the meeting includes issues related to the oil market. told press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov. He noted that such negotiations are being conducted within the framework of OPEC+, but state leaders will also raise this topic. In Saudi Arabia, Putin also plans to discuss cooperation in the field of energy.

“We expect to substantively discuss cooperation in the energy field, including interaction within OPEC+. In general, I would say that fairly close Russian-Saudi coordination in this format is a reliable guarantee of maintaining a stable and predictable situation in the global oil market. I am very active and, I I would say we cooperate fruitfully on this track,” – says Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov.

In addition, the heads of state will exchange views on events in the region and the world.

“There will be an exchange of views on the international agenda, on the regional agenda – this, of course, includes the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But, first of all, we are talking about bilateral relations,” – said Peskov.

The Kremlin spokesman added that Putin’s visit to the UAE and Saudi Arabia will take place “virtually in one day.” Let us recall that the previous time the Russian President visited these countries was in 2019.