, with Arab mediation, and after long negotiations and shuttle visits, what was possible was
describing it as the most difficult prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia
carried out on Arab soil. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the
of the UAE, Mohammed bin Zayed, were the mediators in the deal. Biden's
when Putin was the first to be thankful? Breitinger and Victor Bout are out of
prison, so how did the deal take place at the most difficult time? How did the Arabs turn to the mediator
trusted major powers? On the eve of Thursday, December 8th, General
in 2022. Both the United States and Russia announced the
completing a prisoner exchange deal between them. Where Moscow released the
the American basketball player. Washington released the arms smuggler after
Russian president, the deal was mediated by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The exchange took place in
Abu Dhabi International Airport were successful. As soon as the operation was completed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced
Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and a joint statement stated that the efforts of
mediation was a reflection of the mutual friendship with both Moscow and
and Washington. The important role played by the leadership of the two brotherly countries in
promoting dialogue all sides. After that, the US president announced the statement
Joe Biden released Britnet. While the Russian Foreign Ministry published
via Telegram, a statement confirming the release of Bot also from the prisons of
United States. The operation that comes in the midst of the Russian war
Ukraine, which cast a shadow over the Russian-Ukrainian relations,
And it led to an unprecedented deterioration, especially after the states stood by each other
Kiev with war and imposing dozens of economic sanctions on Moscow. Think
to many that it would not take place at the present time. Especially since the views
. There are no grounds for dialogue between the two parties. However, the mediation
an Arab country that was the key to the solution in that deal. The Russian Foreign Ministry revealed
that the negotiation process took a long time between ending
is not new. But it was resumed again recently.
. After the deal , I mentioned
that the President of the Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, had discussed the exchange process.
and the terms of the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit
the last to Moscow. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia played an important role in the negotiations,
with Washington about All parties agreed that Saudi Arabia would be
And the UAE is a mediator and guarantor of that deal between the two global poles
Currently. The intervention of Saudi Arabia and the UAE clarified the Arab role, which began with the fact
which has increased since the start of the Russian war in Ukraine. As he previously led
of Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a long mediation aimed at ending the war,
the Ukrainian by bringing together the parties. And that is still going on until the day
with the aim of ending the war. The Emirates also played a prominent role in dissolving some of
thorny issues between the United States and Russia is beyond
the war broke out. What paved the way for the two Arab countries to play an important role in
negotiation and mediation between the countries of the world. Despite the completion of that deal.
Biden acknowledged his country's failure to free another prisoner, the American prisoner
Paul Whelen imprisoned in Russia, the latter of which refused to enter any
negotiations about it. As for the story of the prisoners who were released.
American player Brittney Grainer. She had been detained in Russia
last February, when it was trying to leave Russia to
her country after she played for one of the Russian clubs. But after entering the airport
Moscow, when an airport official found cannabis oil in her luggage. Specifically in
electronic commerce, to be sentenced to nine years in prison. Despite
has attempted to appeal the verdict, but the Russian court rejected it completely.
to Viktor Bout, a former air force officer,
the Soviet Union and one of the most famous arms dealers in the world. And convict
Russian arms smuggling operations in the United States, he had handed over
to the states of Thailand in the year two thousand and ten. This was after an operation carried out
the US Drug Enforcement Agency in the year two thousand and eight. And it preceded a very divergent fame
his notoriety. So much so that it inspired Hollywood makers to produce the movie
him. He was awarded the title Dealer of Death in the United States. The deal was done
through Arab mediation and great calm between the two parties at a difficult time. Gate
Greater Arab mediation to end the Ukrainian war or reduce tension
the world. So what is the next deal in your opinion?