it was not state visit but working visit of few hours each. he did visit Iran and other CIS countries last year.
but this first visit to countries whose security services and military created by West. UAE president himself is graduate of Sandhurst UK.
other interesting facts. is the Aurus (Au=Gold, Rus=Russia) automobile had local registration in UAE. highly likely these vehicles are already in UAE. Putin was few hours in UAE and Saudi but he got protocol of a state visit with breakfast and lunch.
it is not due just state to state relations but character and intellect of certain muslims in Russia. These Gulf countries deal with every one so they know alot more wealthy people than anybody else. like this tall girl is surgery medical resident in Moscow from Dagestan but in obscure interview she like going back to Dagestan and she does have fashion business which can go much further if take certain line. the point i am making when so many of these people going through Mideast. These states can figure out things due to tremendous surveillance capabilities.
