As Donald Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, signing nuclear cooperation agreements, an F-35 deal, and a new strategic defense pact, Vladimir Putin made a major geopolitical move of his own. While Trump sought Arab backing for his Gaza stabilization plan, the Kremlin announced that Putin will unveil Egypt’s El-Dabaa nuclear power plant alongside President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi via video link. The project, built by Russia’s nuclear giant Rosatom, includes four VVER-1200 reactor units and marks one of Moscow’s biggest strategic footholds in the region. The timing is significant. As Washington pressures Riyadh to normalize relations with Israel under Trump’s Gaza roadmap, Russia is tightening its grip on Cairo, long considered a key U.S. partner in the Arab world.