Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous places for discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits Abu Dhabi's Four Seasons Hotel, where gilded halls host confidential meetings between Russians and Ukrainians.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his United Arab Emirates counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence near Moscow on 21 October, hours before the BRICS summit, the Emirati leader was sure to flaunt his role as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Intelligence Online has learned that, while meetings

