Obama and Putin discussed Ukraine, Iran and Syria: White House
12 Nov 2014 6:31 AM IST
US President Barack Obama met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin three times on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit on Tuesday, the White House said.
‘Their conversations covered Iran, Syria, and Ukraine,’ National Security Council spokesperson Bernadette Meehan told reporters, adding that in total they met for 15 to 20 minutes.
Obama has insisted that Russia stop supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine while Putin has dismissed the sanctions that the United States and the European Union have slapped on Moscow as counterproductive.Obama’s deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday that any encounter would be a chance for Obama to remind the Russian leader of his promise to help resolve the Ukraine crisis peacefully.
‘President Putin knows full well where we stand,’ Rhodes said.
‘Their conversations covered Iran, Syria, and Ukraine,’ National Security Council spokesperson Bernadette Meehan told reporters, adding that in total they met for 15 to 20 minutes.
Obama has insisted that Russia stop supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine while Putin has dismissed the sanctions that the United States and the European Union have slapped on Moscow as counterproductive.Obama’s deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday that any encounter would be a chance for Obama to remind the Russian leader of his promise to help resolve the Ukraine crisis peacefully.
‘President Putin knows full well where we stand,’ Rhodes said.
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