Gaza on the agenda as Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to UAE, Saudi Arabia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun his rare trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia where he is expected to discuss the war in Gaza, among others. Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor James Bays says Putin and the Gulf leaders he is meeting share a similar stance on the war and want a permanent ceasefire. “It is interesting when they talk about the US’s role and the US abandoning the Palestinians and going around the Palestinians, actually that was done [by] the UAE … that’s one of the countries that signed the Abraham Accords with Israel. So I think there are possibly some differences there,” Bays noted. “Russia has certainly taken a much tougher line with Israel since the start of this war than it has ever done in the past. It always had pretty good, cordial relations both with the Palestinians and the Israelis, we even saw a Hamas delegation going to Moscow. Despite that, though, Russia is still saying it wants to be involved in any solution to the conflict,” he added. Subscribe to our channel Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Check our website: Check out our Instagram page: Download AJE Mobile App: #Russia #VladimirPutin #UAE #PutinInUAE #Putin #PutinGulfVisit #IsraelGazaWar #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #GazaUnderAttack #Hamas #AlAqsaFlood #Gaza #joebiden