Britain was jealous of Putin after his visit to the Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly greeted UAE officials during his visit to the Middle East. The British newspaper Daily Mail wrote about this, pointing out that the Russian leader had previously kept his distance from the British ambassador due to compliance with sanitary standards.

“Putin warmly shakes hands with officials upon arrival in the UAE after bizarrely refusing to come within 70 feet of the British ambassador at a Kremlin event,” it says in the material newspapers. It is noted that the president explained his position by observing sanitary standards, the threat of the spread of COVID, but the article called Putin’s actions disparaging.

The Russian leader arrived on a working visit to the United Arab Emirates on December 6, reports “MK.RU” He held talks with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.