Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum is spending two days on an official visit to Russia. He arrived Monday morning in Moscow, and was greeted by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, whom invited the Dubai ruler. 
Sheikh Mohammed will hold talks with the Russian President on bilateral relations and new avenues of cooperation in all fields, especially the economic, cultural, tourism and technological sectors.
They will also discuss regional and international developments and other issues of mutual interest.
The arrival of the Dubai ruler – and vice president of the United Arab Emirates – in Russia comes as news of a Chechen rebel was assassinated in Dubai this weekend.
Neither the Sheikh or Medvedev made any comments about the incident.
