Russian President Vladimir Putin decided not to attend the Group of Eight (G8) summit hosted by US President Barack Obama to be held at the Camp David US presidential retreat in Maryland on 18-19 May.
Russian President Vladimir Putin decided not to attend the Group of Eight (G8) summit hosted by US President Barack Obama to be held at the Camp David US presidential retreat in Maryland on 18-19 May. Putin told Obama when the latter called to congratulate him on his inauguration that he will be too busy finalising Cabinet appointments, adding that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev would replace him.
On 20 March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that US President Barack Obama and Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin will meet shortly after the latter is sworn into office in early May.
On 20 March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that US President Barack Obama and Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin will meet shortly after the latter is sworn into office in early May. "Obama called Putin (on 10 March) and they had a substantial discussion on key aspects of Russian-American relations and agreed to hold a direct meeting soon after the Russian president's inauguration," Lavrov told Kommersant FM radio.
