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Relationship dossier

Russia United Arab Emirates

Relationship assessment

Russia and the UAE maintain a strategic partnership with sustained energy and economic cooperation.

Russia toward United Arab Emirates

+40

Russia signed a declaration establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership with the UAE in 2018 and has engaged in ongoing bilateral economic and energy cooperation.

United Arab Emirates toward Russia

+40

The UAE signed the 2018 comprehensive strategic partnership declaration with Russia and has coordinated with it on energy policy through OPEC+. In 2022, the UAE abstained on a UN Security Council draft resolution concerning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Overall relationship

+40

The relationship is underpinned by a bilateral strategic partnership and sustained cooperation on energy and economic matters. The UAE's continued engagement with Russia, including after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, coexists with a more cautious diplomatic position on that conflict.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageStrong

Overview

Russia and the United Arab Emirates have developed a cooperative relationship through a comprehensive strategic partnership, energy coordination and expanding economic ties. The UAE has maintained engagement with Russia despite tensions over the war in Ukraine, while balancing those ties with its other international relationships.

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