Emir do Qatar, Check Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, arrived in Moscow on Thursday (17) to talk to President Vladimir Putin about Ukraine and Middle East issues, on a trip that the Russian government described as very important.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the two leaders would have a “serious conversation” about a number of issues and sign several agreements.
“It is difficult to overestimate the role of Qatar as a whole today in many regional and even world matters. Qatar is our good partner, Russian-Catarian relations are developing very dynamically and contacts between heads of state are quite frequent,” Peskov told reporters.
Qatar made a series of attempts to mediate between Russia and Ukraine and helped organize the return of children from both countries separate from their parents during the war.
Russia and Qatar said this week that leaders would discuss efforts to find a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
United States President Donald Trump said repeatedly that he wants to end the bloodbath, but has not yet made a breakthrough. Moscow stated that it is not easy to reach an agreement.
Qatar Foreign Minister of State Mohammed Al-Kulafi told state news agency Tass that Emir’s conversations with Putin would address topics such as Ukraine, Syria, Gaza and Energy Strip, such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
Putin told Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, which was important for Moscow to discuss the Israel-Palestina conflict and the future of Syria during the visit.
Understand the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine, which began with the large -scale Russian invasion in February 2022, continues to be marked by violence and civilian deaths.
Recently, two Russian ballistic missiles hit Sumy in northern Ukraine, killing 34 people and hurting 117. This was the deadliest attack in Ukraine this year.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vehemently condemned the offensive and made a new appeal for more actions against Moscow. He also asked US President Donald Trump to visit Ukraine.
Zelensky expressed doubts about the US continuous support in the long run, although the US is a strategic partner.
The two leaders had a tense meeting at the Oval Hall this year, marked by a barbst exchange against the press.
The Ukrainian President asked the US to participate in an international peace effort, helping to protect Ukrainian airspace.
Russia denies target civilians, but thousands have been killed and injured since the beginning of the invasion.
Russians currently control about 20% of the Ukrainian territory in the east and south.
Ukraine is sharing information on alleged war crimes with international partners, and the International Criminal Court investigates the cases.
Under the Trump administration, the US surveyed conversations with Russian and Ukrainian representatives in an attempt to end the offensive.
Although ceasefire agreements have been announced, both parties continue to exchange attacks.
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin to discuss a peace agreement, but recent attacks have been showing a weakness of peace efforts and the continuity of conflict.
This content was originally published in Putin says Syria, Israel and Palestine are important topics for Russia on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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