Overview
- The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin will meet Egypt’s Badr Abdelatty for talks focused on the Iran war, the wider Middle East, and bilateral ties.
- The visit follows a Putin call with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in which both backed an immediate ceasefire and a political path to end the fighting.
- In a separate call with UAE leader Mohammed bin Zayed, Putin voiced alarm over civilian deaths and damage to energy and industrial sites and urged an early halt to hostilities.
- Egypt’s foreign minister met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov last week and stressed de-escalation, diplomacy, and continued negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
- Moscow and Cairo also reviewed major energy and industrial projects, signaling that crisis talks run in parallel with efforts to expand economic cooperation.