Qatar's Emir Tamim al-Thani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday to "defuse tensions" between Moscow and Doha, a source familiar with the talks, but authorized to speak about them publicly, told CNN.
source https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/middleeast/qatar-russia-talks-intl/index.html
