Kremlin aide says Putin and UAE president discussed Ukraine crisis in detailKremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said the situation in the Middle East was also discussed during formal talks on Monday. 
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Russia's Vladimir Putin meets with United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Moscow.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed the situation in Ukraine in detail during talks on October 20, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Monday.
"The Ukrainian crisis was discussed quite thoroughly during an informal dinner between President Putin and the President of the UAE in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence yesterday," Ushakov said.
He added that the situation in the Middle East was discussed during formal talks on Monday in an expanded format, where the foreign ministers of both countries took part.