Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama. AP PHOTO/RIA NOVOSTI, PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama are to meet on Monday in New York, their first face-to-face encounter in nearly a year amid strongly troubled relations between the two nations.
The announcement of the meeting was made Thursday by the Russian president’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov and confirmed by the White House.
Putin is to speak Monday at the United Nations General Assembly. It was not immediately clear if the meeting with the U.S. President would take place before or after the speech.
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