Putin’s visit to the United Arab Emirates received a grand welcome： the plane in the sky was escorted by the ground cavalry.

　　UAE sends aerobatic team and cavalry to escort Putin (Russian News Network Today)

　　Overseas Network October 16thRussian President Vladimir Putin visited the United Arab Emirates on the 15th and signed a new contract with the UAE worth about $1.4 billion. In order to welcome Putin’s visit, the UAE dispatched aerobatic teams and cavalry teams, and held a grand welcoming ceremony in the palace.

　　Sputnik news agency & radio reported on the 15th that Putin was welcomed by Crown Prince Mohammed of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the airport after arriving in Abu Dhabi that day. After that, he drove through the center of Abu Dhabi, and the roads were covered with Russian flags and UAE flags.

　　The cavalry escorting Putin holds the national flags of the two countries (Russian News Network Today)

　　Putin’s welcome is not limited to this. Three white horse riders and 10 brown horse riders form a cavalry team, holding the national flags of the two countries and marching in a neat and rhythmic pace to escort Putin’s car.

　　The UAE Air Force also sent an aerobatic team. Seven planes pulled out white, blue and red smoke symbolizing the Russian flag and flew over Putin’s car and the escort cavalry.

　　UAE Army Plays Russian National Anthem (Russian News Network Today)

　　Later, Putin arrived at the United Arab Emirates Palace and watched the military band play the Russian national anthem with Crown Prince Muhammad. However, from the expression, Putin does not seem to be very looking forward to it.

　　According to an earlier report on today’s Russian website, Putin visited Saudi Arabia on the 14th. At the welcoming ceremony held by King Salman, when the Saudi military orchestra played the Russian national anthem, an embarrassing scene appeared: it was out of tune. As can be seen from the video published on this website, Putin’s expression is "slightly embarrassed".

　　On 15th, Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed were talking (Oriental IC).

　　According to Sputnik news agency & radio, after the welcoming ceremony, Putin held talks with Crown Prince Mohammed of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, mainly discussing mutual cooperation between the two countries on the international stage and cooperation in the fields of energy, aerospace and tourism.

　　UAE and Russian discuss business cooperation and other matters (Sputnik news agency & radio)

　　Putin later said in a discussion with the UAE business community that Russia and the UAE signed a new contract worth about $1.4 billion. Every effort will be made to make foreign investors, including UAE, feel comfortable in the Russian market.

　　Putin also said that the UAE Sovereign Fund is one of the first partners of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), and the two sides have jointly implemented more than 45 projects worth 2.3 billion US dollars, and the return on investment of these projects has obviously exceeded the global level. (Overseas network Wang Xiluo)