Moscow (AFP) – Moscow said on Tuesday that Russia and the United States intended to build upon a key meeting between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama and look for ways to fight the Islamic State group.The Russian president stole the show at the UN General Assembly on Monday, calling for a broad UN-backed coalition to fight Islamic State jihadists.Ostracised by the West over Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and support for a separatist insurgency in east Ukraine, Putin also pulled off a major coup by holding talks with US President Barack Obama, their first formal bilateral in two years.Russian Foreign Minister …read more
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