Overview
- The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin thanked Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed for Emirati special-services cooperation that helped detain a suspect tied to the attempt on General Vladimir Alekseyev.
- The National reported the suspect, a Ukrainian-born Russian citizen, was arrested in Dubai and extradited to Moscow.
- Russian and Emirati leaders discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and regional issues during their phone call, according to official readouts.
- The conversation continued topics raised during Sheikh Mohamed’s recent visit to Moscow, the Kremlin said.
- UAE state media noted a recent Russia–Ukraine prisoner exchange of 314 captives after trilateral talks with the US in Abu Dhabi, bringing UAE-mediated swaps to 4,955.