The media learned about the intention of the UAE leader to organize a meeting between Putin and Zelensky in Dubai

The President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zeid Al Nahyan plans to organize a meeting between the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky in Dubai. About this with reference to diplomatic sources writes newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour.

According to the publication, Nahyan wants to arrange a meeting of the presidents at the UN climate conference COP28, which is scheduled from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai. The UAE President has already enlisted the support of the Pope, who also intends to contribute to these plans.

According to the newspaper, US President Joe Biden was also informed of plans to arrange a meeting between Putin and Zelensky in Dubai, writes “RIA News”. He supported the initiative and is ready to provide the necessary assistance.

Putin and Nahyan held negotiations in June on the sidelines of the SPIEF in St. Petersburg. The Russian leader noted the successful development of relations between the UAE and Russia and thanked the UAE President for his efforts to resolve humanitarian issues. Nahyan then said that the UAE is ready to assist in resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov previously stated that with the participation of Kyiv and its current negotiating position, it is impossible to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict, there are no prerequisites for this. In the office of the President of Ukraine spoke against negotiations, saying that a ceasefire and freezing of the conflict in the current alignment of forces would mean a victory for Russia.

On August 5-6, negotiations were held in Saudi Jeddah on a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. At the meeting, Kyiv was supposed to present its “peace formula”. About 40 states took part in the meeting, but Russia was not at the meeting.