Three troopers shouted at automobiles to show away from the gates, as I approached earlier than Putin and his cavalcade of police and armoured jeeps with blacked out home windows arrived at about 2.18pm, studies James Crisp in Abu Dhabi.
Behind the armed males below an imposing arch was a desert-sand armoured automotive with a machine gun mount.
Beyond, on both facet of a stretching drive main by means of an immaculate backyard to an imposing white granite and limestone building , was a mounted guard of honour.
Half of the rifle-armed males in nationwide costume sat on horses, the opposite on camels; all carried both the Russian or UAE flags.
Putin roared previous on the cleared highway with at the least 14 automobiles round him, their flashing lights on. Parking exterior a few of the skyscraper motels surrounded the palace was not allowed.
As he handed, I, and a gaggle of about 10 ready Russians, had been ordered to “move, move” from the pavement by two shouting law enforcement officials from their automotive.
The males, sporting shades and berets, had been clearly in no temper to brook any dissent after racing as much as the group of both residents or vacationers eager to see their President.
