The UAE has not criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has not imposed sanctions on Russian companies or citizens. They also, unlike many Western countries, continue to issue entry visas to Russian citizens. BusinessInsider.com reports that, as Russian citizens, especially those sanctioned, have limited opportunities to travel internationally, many also choose to go on holiday to Dubai. Photos posted on social media show Dmitry Kiselyov, the Kremlin’s main propagandist, is resting this week in a five-star resort in Dubai. He arrived there on Monday, just a day after a television channel called the Kremlin’s mouthpiece Rossiya 1 The evening broadcast threatened Britain with intercontinental ballistic missiles Sarmat a blow that will “turn everything that remains there into a radioactive desert”.
The company Virtuzone, which is helping firms start operations in Dubai, has also seen an influx of customers from Russia. “Since the start of the war, we have received five times as much demand from the Russians. They are worried about the impending economic collapse. So they are moving here to preserve their wealth,” the BBC says. Virtuzone Executive Director George Hoyaige.
Some international companies have relocated to Dubai after closing offices in Russia.
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