Putin to visit UAE as West fears it has become sanctions-busting hub for Russian oil and money

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "Building on the momentum of recent weeks, Qatar continues to play a mediating role between the Ukrainian and Russian governments, successfully facilitating the reunification of six additional Ukrainian children with their families in time for the festive holidays," Lolwah Al-Khater, Qatar's minister of state for international co-operation, said.
52% : The Kremlin said Putin would discuss bilateral relations, oil and international affairs on the "working visit" to the two countries in a single day and will hold negotiations with the Saudi crown prince.
45% : Both Britain and the EU have dispatched diplomats to ensure the tens of thousands of Russians who have poured into the UAE, especially Dubai, are not using it as a springboard to evade Western sanctions.
39% : Putin has not travelled beyond China, Iran and former Soviet Union states since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine last February.

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