The Kremlin on Tuesday confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US Secretary of State John Kerry during the latter's upcoming visit to Moscow this week.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the crises in Syria and Ukraine would top the agenda, while the two sides are also expected to discuss a broad range of other issues, Xinhua news agency reported.
However, Peskov did not give the specific time of their meeting and declined to comment on possible results of the visit.
Kerry will pay a working visit to Russia on Wednesday and Thursday to meet with Russian Foreign Minster Sergey Lavrov.
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