Abu Dhabi’s strategic non-alignment made it the sole active channel between Putin and Zelenskyy, with 8,500 prisoners freed and stakes built on both sides.
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Abu Dhabi’s strategic non-alignment made it the sole active channel between Putin and Zelenskyy, with 8,500 prisoners freed and stakes built on both sides.
The heartland wields cyberattacks, missiles, and coercion to crack open a richer, far more advanced rimland coalition paralyzed by its own internal divisions.