Monday 28 September 2015

BREAKING: Obama, Putin in a private talks

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands quickly but made no comments to reporters before starting their private talks Monday, according to AP.

The two leaders are meeting on the sidelines of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The sit-down marks the first formal meeting between the two leaders in more than two years. Their already tense relationship has been deeply strained by Russia's provocations in Ukraine.

U.S. officials were hoping to make the Ukraine crisis and the status of a fragile peace plan the centerpiece of the meeting. However, Russia was seeking to emphasize Syria, where it has recently increased its military engagement and called on the international community to support the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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