UAE slams former Qatar PM’s interview with Russian TV

prosaic and the discourse was weak due to the lack of selfcriticism and assessment.”

In the interview, Shaikh Hamad told Russia Television that the crisis was going on “because those who started it don’t understand politics.”

“The Gulf dispute is at present intended to remain without escalation and without solution. The failure of the mediator to solve the Gulf crisis is due to the conflict of positions in Washington and the intransigence of those who started it,” he said.

‘Too many people ...’

the file and so was [Trump’s son-in-law and adviser] Jared Kushner. Also there were many parties who were interested in the case for one reason or other,” Shaikh Hamad was quoted as saying.

On June 5, 2017, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt severed their diplomatic, trade and travel relations with Qatar after they accused it of harbouring extremists and interfering in domestic affairs.

The Quartet issued a list of 13 demands and asked Qatar to respond to them.

However, Doha dismissed the accusations and rejected the demands, resulting in a standoff that has not been resolved despite intense mediation efforts led by Kuwait and supported by the US.

Saudi officials have often stressed that Qatar knew what measures it should take to resolve the crisis and that they were willing to wait for decades for the Qatari move.