[Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin
...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...
and Chairman of the Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
i Presidential Council Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi
| …that’s the rump state in southern Yemen, headquartered in Aden. The Presidential Council succeeded the Southern Transitional Council as the government of what now calls itself the Republic of Yemen. It’s backed by Saudi Arabia… |
The Russian President and the Yemeni leader shook hands and exchanged greetings before the start of the talks.
Putin noted that the Russian side is very pleased with the visit of the Yemeni leader and thanked al-Alimi for finding the time for this.
"Before we begin our conversation, I would like to once again, this time personally, congratulate you on the national holiday — the 35th anniversary of Yemeni unity," the head of state said.
Putin clarified that Russia and Yemen are interacting on the international stage and thanked al-Alimi for this cooperation.
"Our diplomatic and foreign policy departments are in constant contact, which is good news," he added.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the head of state's press secretary Dmitry Peskov spoke on May 25 about Putin's upcoming talks with al-Alimi in Moscow. Later, the Kremlin reported that the Russian president and the Yemeni leader would discuss bilateral relations, including trade.
On May 23, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with Deputy Secretary General of Yemen's ruling General National Congress Party Faiqu Baalwi. The parties discussed steps to resolve the military-political crisis in the republic and exchanged views on current issues on the regional agenda.
Al-Alimi came to power in April 2022 in the territories of Yemen not controlled by the Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s, the Shiite movement Ansar Allah. The Presidential Leadership Council, formed in the territories controlled by the internationally recognized authorities, included leading politicians from North and South Yemen.