He said this week that he planned to visit the country — as well as Turkey and Saudi Arabia — in the coming days.
But he said on Friday that he had no plans to meet with Russian or US officials there.
Moscow and Washington are preparing for a summit between their two leaders, with Europe and Kyiv worried they will try to settle the three-year war in Ukraine without them.
The UAE has been an important mediator between Russia and Ukraine, helping with prisoner exchanges and the return of Ukrainian children from Russia, throughout the war.