Merkel holds talks with Putin on Ukraine and Syria
Sochi, Russia
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Syria in a signal of renewed dialogue despite profound rifts on her first visit to Russia since 2015.
"We cannot but use this visit to discuss bilateral relations and the most problematic points, by which I mean Ukraine and Syria and maybe some other regions," Mr Putin told Mrs Merkel at the start of the meeting in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi.
KEYWORDS IN THIS ARTICLE
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
International
WHO warns of bird flu risk spreading to cows outside US
Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate rises to 1.5% in April
Eurozone economy rebounds in first quarter, inflation stable in April
The Fed’s quantitative easing programme has cost too much
German economy skirts recession, helped by construction and exports
Taiwan economy grows at fastest pace since 2021 on chip boom