On December 6, Putin made a surprise visit to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
After Putin became the head of Russia, he visited countries around the world 192 times, but this time it was extraordinary.
Why?
Because Putin went that day, he came back the same day, and on December 7, he received the visiting Iranian Raisi in Moscow.
In two days, 36 hours to be precise, he met with the leaders of three Middle Eastern countries in succession.
Not to mention the tight schedule, the key is that Russia and Ukraine are at war now, and another place in the world where war is going on is the Middle East.
From one powder keg to another.
That's too risky, isn't it?
Moreover, in just one day, you have been to two countries, and you have only been able to speak for a few hours, leaving behind the journey on the plane, the car, and the greetings of meeting and shaking hands.
Just for these few hours, as for a special trip to the Middle East?
If there is anything you can't talk about, you can't do it, or if you are really not at ease, if you are afraid of being monitored, you can send a confidant envoy to the Middle East to spread the word to yourself.
Why did Putin make a personal trip?
And I also noticed: this time when Putin visited, the Russian Aerospace Forces sent 4 Su-35S fighters with bombs to accompany them!
Under normal circumstances, when a foreign country visits, the host country will definitely send fighter planes to greet it, and all your security is the responsibility of the host country.
Basically, it is rare for an opposing escort fighter to enter the country, let alone carry live ammunition.
I guess Putin should not be willing to do this, but the people around him said: Boss, we can't explain you like this, so we insisted on sending fighter planes to escort you, and also greeted Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and they also allowed Russian fighters to enter the country.
Russian press secretary Dmitry Peskov said: In consideration of the situation in the Middle East, in order to ensure Putin's safety, fighter planes were sent to escort the whole process.
It can also be reflected from this incident that Russia has an unusual relationship with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, otherwise it would not be possible to give this trust.
So the question is, why did Putin make a personal trip?
As I said earlier, you can call**, open**, but if you can't do it, you can also send a confidant envoy to run instead of yourself.
According to common sense, Putin does not need to go on his own.
But now, Putin has gone.
This also means that Putin has to go to this matter, and if others go, he will not be able to achieve such an effect.
Or to put it another way: Putin's sudden appearance in the Middle East, as soon as he appears, his appearance, will bring unparalleled political influence.
What influence?
First of all, Putin dared to leave Russia, which shows that in the recent and future periods, the Russian-Ukrainian war tends to be stable, if the war is stalemate and the front line is tight, Putin's every move will inevitably have an impact on morale.
Let's put it this way, if Ukraine really launches an effective big **, it will be a thousand miles in a day, and it will almost hit the Russian border.
At this time, the morale of the Russian army is low, do you guess Putin will leave?
Definitely not, because at this time, even if it was just a normal state visit that had been arranged a long time ago.
But in the eyes of the outside world, the West will guess: Oh, the front line has suffered defeats, and the domestic war situation is unstable, is Putin going to run away?
Although this is just fake news chasing after the wind and shadows, it can't stand the crowd's money, and the three of them become tigers.
It was nothing to do, but when the time comes, it may really cause chaos within Russia.
So in that case, Putin will never leave.
So, thinking about it the other way, Putin dared to leave Russia, on the one hand, it shows that the war on the front line is stable, and on the other hand, Putin is very relieved about the soldiers on the front line.
This will also send a very important signal to the outside world.
As mentioned earlier, there are two powder kegs in the world, one is Russia and Ukraine, and the other is Palestine and Israel.
When the Palestinian-Israeli side fights, the Americans will naturally fully support Israel, and they will naturally not care about the military assistance on the Ukrainian side.
December 6, the day of Putin's foreign visit.
The U.S. Senate voted to block Biden**'s proposal that included aid to Ukraine.
Just before the vote, Biden repeatedly pleaded with Congress not to allow Putin to win, and threatened that if Putin took Ukraine, it would lead to a direct conflict between the United States and Russia", but the result was still the opposite.
The White House's proposal to provide more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine ultimately failed to pass the Senate.
And according to the latest data.
From August to October this year, new military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine was reduced by almost 90% compared to the same period in 2022, reaching the lowest point since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February last year.
On the one hand, everyone's patience has run out and they don't want to throw money into your bottomless pit anymore.
On the other hand, the attention of Western countries is all focused on Israel, after all, that is the real father.
The godson is not worth mentioning in front of his father, he is nothing.
So now the war on the Ukrainian side is very stable, and in the absence of aid, it is expected that the future war will be more stable.
Even the Russian army can take the opportunity to expand some more results.
Do you say that in this situation, can Putin not be happy?
This time, he went to the Middle East with a mentality of not thinking too much of a big deal to see the excitement.
"Don't you want to make trouble in Ukraine, desperately support Ukraine, and want to drag me down Russia?”
"Oh, why did you have your own bedroom first?Would you like to help put out the fire?”
"What's the situation, come on, come on, I'll see, I'll see!”
You can make up that scene in your head.
It's so much fun.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, because global oil prices have been ** recently.
As an important oil exporter, the price of oil ** naturally harms Russia's interests.
So, a few hours after the meeting between Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed.
The Kremlin issued a joint statement by Russia and Saudi Arabia on the conclusion of the discussions.
"In the energy sector, the two sides highly value the close cooperation between each other and the successful efforts of OPEC+ members to enhance the stability of the global oil market," the statement said. The two sides stressed the importance of continued cooperation and the need for all parties to join the OPEC+ agreement in a way that is in the interest of producers and consumers and supports global economic growth." ”
Moreover, Russia and Saudi Arabia have called on all member states to join the agreement on production cuts in the interests of the global economy.
They hope that by cutting production, they can pull the weak international oil price upward.
The war is like this, one side is the other, the Ukrainian side is full of devastation, international aid is delayed, and the tens of billions of dollars promised by the Americans are releasing pigeons again.
As for Russia, if the production cut is successful, the oil revenue will be able to make a lot of money, and next year's military spending will be down again.
Thinking of this, do you say that Putin can not be happy?
The happiest person during this time is Putin.
Under the effect of this good mood, Putin also announced that he will participate in the ** elections in 2024.
Russia** is a term of 6 years.
As a result, in the next 6-7 years, we will continue to see Putin the Great on the international stage.