Qatar’s Emir Tamim al-Thani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a conference in Kazakhstan on Thursday to “defuse tensions” between Moscow and Doha, a source familiar with the talks told CNN.
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim al-Thani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday to “defuse tensions” between Moscow and Doha, a source familiar with the talks, but not authorized to speak about them publicly, told CNN. The United States and the European Union were briefed on the meeting before it took place, said the source.
The source said tensions have increased several times: after the Emir held a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky on Monday; after Qatar criticized Russia’s planned annexation of Ukrainian territory; and after Qatar’s participation in a meeting with NATO +8 countries in Germany in April. The deteriorating relationship is now complicating Qatar’s diplomatic efforts in the region, the source said.
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