Putin gifts another Gyrfalcon to UAE Crown Prince, after Saudi King

Russian President Vlimir Putin has gifted ar gyrfalcon to UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, after gifting one to Saudi Arabia's King Salman. Russian President presented both monarchs with same gift during his first visit to Middle East since 2007. In return to this, MBZ gifted Putin with a glossy model of an Emirati palace, and Saudi Kingdom gifted Russian President with a priced Arabic painting.

However, prey bird drew due attention in Riyh after it defecated in front of Saudi Arabian King, as Putin gently stroked Gyrfalcon, named Alpha. Meanwhile, Gyrfalcon gifted to UAE Crown Prince seemed comparatively calmer. 

Putin's visit to gulf came after growing hostility between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi’ite Iran and attack on  Aramco. While many countries, including United Kingdom, France, and US blamed Iran for attacks on Saudi oil facilities, Putin has been treing cautiously and never directly held Iran responsible for it. Putin, in an interview with Arab media, h lauded Russia's ties with Saudi Arabia and UAE.

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Putin's Middle East visit 

Vlimir Putin's visit to Middle East and received warmest welcome by allies of United States, leing experts to believe that Russian President emerged to benefit from US President Donald Trump's disputable decision to withdraw troops from rth-east Syria. 

With Middle East served on a platter, Putin visited oil-rich regions and signed deals worth billions of dollars. Russian President sealed deals worth over $1.3 billion with United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, wrapping up a tour of Gulf where he also courted investment in Saudi Arabia. A day after inking a major oil cooperation deal with Riyh, Putin was greeted by Abu Dhabi's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ).

After a series of incidents in Gulf that raised fears of a regional conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Russian political analysts h said that Russia could "play role of a peacemaker." Putin recently anunced that he would visit Israel, ar US ally, next year. 

Major Arab powers have expressed ir concerns over US' withdrawal from Syria's rastern region and subsequent military incursion by Turkey against Kurds. 

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