Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in UAE, after Saudi Arabia

Russian Vlimir Putin has arrived in United Arab Emirates on his first visit to oil-rich nation in over a dece. Putin landed on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi after earlier visiting Saudi Arabia. He was met at airport by Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.  While in Saudi Arabia, one topic of discussion was oil production. Russia is w working with OPEC, as are or nations t part of cartel, to control production to help raise energy prices.

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Putin in Saudi Arabia

Russian President arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, where he was set to seal oil agreements and try to use his influence to defuse tensions boiling in Gulf. His meetings with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes following attacks on Saudi oil installations that Riyh and Washington have blamed on Moscow ally Tehran.

oil will be " main topic of discussion" between leers, Russian political analyst Fyodor Lukyav said, as a deal between Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Moscow is due to expire next spring. Moscow is t a member of OPEC, but it has worked closely with group to limit supply and push up prices after a 2014 slump that wreaked havoc on ecomies of Russia and cartel heavyweight Saudi Arabia. 

In an interview with Arabic-langu television channels ahe of his visit, Putin praised his good relations with Saudi royals. "We will absolutely work with Saudi Arabia and our or partners and friends in Arab world... to reduce to zero any attempt to destabilize oil market," he said in interview brocast Sunday.

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(With PTI inputs)