NYT described the difficulties in relations between the US and the UAE due to Russia and China

The UAE pursues an independent foreign policy; in Abu Dhabi, they made it clear that they would not let themselves be persuaded to either side in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, did not break off relations with Russia and did not refuse military ties with China, writes NYT Views of Dubai

The United Arab Emirates was ahead of other countries in the Middle East in pursuing a more independent foreign policy and moving towards a "more assertive" relationship with the United States ; subsequently this strategy was adopted by Saudi Arabia , writes The New York Times.

The publication calls the UAE a “regional powerhouse”: Dubai is home to one of the busiest airports in the world, the world’s tallest skyscraper (the height of the Burj Khalifa tower is 828 m) and the port operator DP World, which operates facilities “far beyond Middle East,” the newspaper writes. In addition, the article says, the Emirates in recent years "take advantage of the opportunities provided by various kinds of disasters" - from the COVID pandemic to the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, to strengthen its status as "a country - a transit point, where British multimillionaires, Russian oligarchs are located at the same time. and Indian magnates.

After the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine, the UAE made it clear that they would not allow themselves to be swayed to anyone's side, writes NYT; Abu Dhabi also announced that they would maintain relations with Moscow in order to mediate the conflict (the country, for example, participated in the exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev). The publication recalls that the Emirates did not support the UN Security Council resolution condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine ; Over the past year, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has visited Russia twice and met with Vladimir Putin.

По мнению автора статьи, это говорит о том, что власти ОАЭ, которые Соединенные Штаты рассматривают как важного партнера на Ближнем Востоке, «все чаще идут своим путем». Чиновникам в США не удалось убедить шейха Мухаммеда поддержать американский внешнеполитический курс в том, что касается «изоляции России» после начала военных действий; вместо этого, пишет NYT, Эмираты «процветают за счет притока российских денег, нефти и золота и ажиотажного спроса на недвижимость в Дубае».

The same applies to the UAE's relations with China, according to the NYT material. Washington would like Abu Dhabi to limit military cooperation with Beijing. Later in August, however, China and the United Arab Emirates will hold joint air force exercises for the first time. The maneuvers will take place in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region ; The country's Ministry of Defense called their goal "deepening practical exchanges and cooperation between the armies of the two countries and strengthening mutual understanding and trust between them."

The NYT notes that relations with Washington remain important to the UAE, and the Emirates' status as a center for business and tourism depends on the security situation in the region; and Abu Dhabi's priority is to "ensure more, not less, US interest" in the Middle East. However, the newspaper writes, gradually the influence of the United States in the state begins to decline.

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