Members of Russian delegation from left: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian Presidential climate envoy Ruslan Edelgeriev, head of Russia's Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina speak to each other as they wait to attend an official welcome ceremony prior to the talks between Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Sergei Savostyanov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)