TASSThu, 29 Jun 2017 15:51 UTC
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a brief meeting with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Thursday.
"Kissinger is in Moscow on the occasion of his participation in the Primakov Readings (forum), which kicked off today," Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "His visit is used for a brief conversation (between Putin and Kissinger)."
Peskov added that the Russian leader will also receive German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel later in the day.
Comment: Putin and Kissinger have a long-standing relationship. According to
RT:
Putin and Kissinger have had over 10 tete-a-tete meetings so far, according to media reports. When Kissinger visited Russia in 2013 Putin said that Moscow always pays attention to his opinion and called the former secretary of state "a world class politician." Kissinger, a former US national security adviser and foreign policy head, pioneered the detente policy in 1969 steering the US-Soviet relations to a general ease.
Other views of Kissinger, given his associates and legacy of war, are notably not as kind.
Comment: Putin and Kissinger have a long-standing relationship. According to RT: Other views of Kissinger, given his associates and legacy of war, are notably not as kind.