Putin and Obama Engage in Brief Conversation

[BRIEF] At the APEC summit meeting Tuesday, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a brief conversation while the other leaders were waiting for the two statesmen to arrive for photographs, ITAR-TASS reported.

After the first working session of the summit, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders went out for a collective photo, Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reported. When the leaders took their positions for the photo, they had to wait several minutes for Obama and Putin to join them.

The two leaders, currently at odds over Russia’s continued military interference in Ukraine, had a brief conversation while walking.

The two statesmen also had a brief opportunity to exchange words ealier in the day, before the session began.

By James Haleavy

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