Obama and Putin discuss Syria, Ukraine at Peru summit
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President Obama spoke privately Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin during an international summit in Peru.
The world leaders spoke during a break in a roundtable discussion at the APEC Summit meeting.
Obama, who leaves office in January, was seen saying “OK,” then shaking hands with Putin before returning to his seat.
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White House sources told Fox News the leaders talked informally for about four minutes. They said Obama urged Putin to uphold his country’s commitments under the so-called Minsk agreements, which attempts to stop the military fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces along the Russia-Ukraine border.
Obama also purportedly talked to Putin about international diplomatic efforts to stop the bloodshed and destruction in Syria’s years-long civil war.