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Putin & Obama speak on sidelines of APEC summit

Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama had a “brief” chat at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru on Sunday, in what was likely one of the last meetings between the two presidents before Obama hands over to Donald Trump early next year. “At the beginning of the session, they greeted each other and had a very brief chat,” said Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov. Read more ‘Progress in all areas’: Putin to visit China as Moscow, Beijing expand trade, economic ties The Kremlin spokesman said earlier that no formal talks had been scheduled, but predicted that Putin and Obama… View Article