US-UAE relations undergoing ‘stress test’: UAE ambassador to US Otaiba

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates and India had adopted a stringent stance of abstaining from voting against Russia at the UN Security Council and General Assembly. This has jolted the United States. Hence, the relations between UAE and United States are not as fervent as before. This incident has revealed it and the UAE envoy to the US has affirmed it too.

So far, we have witnessed solid strategic cooperation between the UAE and the United States. But the US Ambassador to the UAE, Yousef Al Otaiba, has admitted that their relations have festered currently. Ambassador Otaiba has also indicated that cooperation between the United States and the UAE has been affected by the Yemen conflict, the Iran nuclear deal and the ban on arms purchases.

Over the last year, US public representatives have been consistently indicating that UAE, Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies have lost faith in the United States due to Biden administration’s policies. Moreover, UAE abstaining from voting against Russia at the United Nations proves it, cited Cinzia Bianco, an analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations thinktank.