Putin thanks UAE for 'consistent' Ukraine conflict support at Security Council meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its consistent assistance in searching for a solution to the Ukraine conflict during a meeting with permanent members of Russia's Security Council.

The discussion also focused partly on the upcoming trilateral peace talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. Putin convened the Security Council meeting to finalize and brief the Russian delegation traveling to the UAE, which is set to be led by Putin's aide Vladimir Medinsky.