Putin called Obama on Thursday. This was the first time the two leaders spoke in four months. Putin reportedly brought up the spread of the Islamic State’s influence n the Middle East. Ultimately, the two leaders agreed to have Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US’ Secretary of State John Kerry met to further discuss the issue. They also had a “detailed” discussion regarding the situation in Syria and the Iranian nuclear problem. Russia and the States have not seen eye-to-eye with either of the two cases. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the two leaders also discussed the on-going Ukraine crisis. “President …read more
Source: Business Insider
