from abudabi , vladimir putin went to riyadh, where my colleague, evgeny rashkov, worked.zed here in every possible way, has emerged from the shadow of the united states and the west in general and is now one of the largest oil producers in the world. coordinates its actions with russia, another major producer, to keep energy prices high and not dependent on pressure from other countries. the russian president's plane lands at the airport named after king khalid, who is revered in riyadh itself as a wise ruler who directed the proceeds from oil for the development of the country. vladimir putin is met at the ramp by the governor of the capital and the minister of internal affairs, and a couple of minutes later he is already in the royal palace of al-yamama. history is being rebuilt in the ancient capital of saudi arabia, the city of deraya, and they are proudly telling that this particular palace became a place of unification of the arabian peoples around peace and prosperity, as it is now. saudi arabia is called the land of the two holy places, meaning mecca and medina, t