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Al Jazeera
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Giorgio Cafiero

Will UAE hurt Russia with export controls to please the US amid Israel war?

The economies of Russia and UAE under President Vladimir Putin and President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan have inched closer [File: Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been in the crosshairs of the United States and the European Union for its continued links to Russia, frustrating the West’s efforts to squeeze Moscow economically in response to its war on Ukraine. But now, some possible adjustments in Abu Dhabi’s foreign policy could slightly change the picture amid rising concerns that Israel’s war on Gaza could spread across the region.

In early September, representatives from the United Kingdom, EU and US visited the UAE to voice their concerns about the Gulf country’s links to Russia.

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