UNITED NATIONS: Russian President Vladimir Putin squared up for a titanic clash today with his US rival Barack Obama at the United Nations as the Kremlin leader pushes for a new coalition against the Islamic State (IS).
Putin and Obama are due to make competing speeches before the UN General Assembly in New York, and will come face-to-face for their first official meeting in over two years at a time of high tension.
In the run-up to the showdown, Putin – isolated by the West over the crisis in Ukraine – has dramatically thrust himself back into the spotlight with a lightning …read more
Source: theSun
