Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with chief executives of international companies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
After two days of meetings with top European officials and international executives, Russian President Vladimir Putin sounded reconciliatory in a round-table with international media, saying Russia is ready to work with whoever is elected the new US president and offering only a mild condemnation of the IAAF’s decision to ban Russian track and field athletes from competing in the upcoming Olympics.
Putin spent Thursday and Friday in St. Petersburg, his home town, hosting …read more
Source: The Indian Express
