Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday in Moscow, with discussions expected to centre on the ongoing war involving Iran and the broader situation across the Middle East, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 2, 2026. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday in Moscow, with discussions expected to centre on the ongoing war involving Iran and the broader situation across the Middle East, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed.
The meeting underscores the growing diplomatic activity surrounding the Iran conflict, as regional and global powers seek to shape the outcome of a war that has already sent shockwaves through energy markets, destabilised Gulf states, and drawn in actors from Lebanon to Yemen to Jordan.
Russia and Egypt maintain strong bilateral ties across trade, energy, military cooperation and tourism, the two countries have developed a close relationship over recent years that Moscow has carefully cultivated as part of its broader engagement with the Arab world. Thursday's meeting will also address these bilateral dimensions alongside the regional crisis.
Egypt, for its part, occupies a uniquely important position in Middle Eastern diplomacy.
As the Arab world's most populous nation, a key interlocutor with multiple regional actors, and a country with direct stakes in regional stability, including the vital Suez Canal, whose traffic has already been disrupted by the broader conflict, Cairo’s voice carries considerable weight in any diplomatic process.
Moscow's Positioning
The meeting reflects Russia's continued effort to remain relevant in Middle Eastern affairs despite its own isolation from much of the Western world. Moscow has maintained lines of communication with Tehran, with Arab capitals, and with all sides of the conflict, positioning itself as a potential mediator or at minimum an indispensable player in any eventual peace process.
Egyptian authorities on Thursday exhibited a plaster blocking wall of King Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor and unveiled two restored ancient tombs on the West Bank of the city that date back to the New Kingdom and contain scenes of daily life and funerary rituals.
The United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday that widening and intensifying violence in Sudan, as well as the rising use of drones, could lead to more death and displacement.
France and Algeria have taken a significant step toward normalising their bruised relationship, as French Armed Forces Minister Alice Rufo met Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday and agreed a roadmap to "intensify" bilateral cooperation, particularly in security and defence.
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