Speech at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, meeting with Barack Obama and other points of the Russian President’s visit to the USA

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New York on Monday, September 28, to take part in the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. On the sidelines of the summit, the Russian leader will hold a series of bilateral negotiations. The most important ones are with US President Barack Obama, who, after a long break, agreed to resume dialogue with Putin to discuss the situation in Syria. All the details of Putin’s visit to the United States are in Forbes’ online broadcast.

28.09.2015

Vladimir Putin has not yet arrived in New York - in any case, the Kremlin has not yet confirmed the relevant information. Meanwhile, the Russian leader’s speech at the UN is scheduled for 17:45 Moscow time.

28.09.2015

In anticipation of Putin's meeting with Obama, we have compiled a short guide to the Russian leader's relations with America and his American colleagues. All the details are in the material “Putin and the USA: fishing with Bush, tea with Obama and open conflict . ”

28.09.2015

Meanwhile, the full version of Vladimir Putin’s interview on Charlie Rose’s 60 Minutes program appeared on the CBS News website . The President of Russia, in a conversation with an American journalist, made all the programmatic announcements: the speech at the UN will be devoted to international issues, Russia is helping Assad in Syria, the US intelligence services were preparing the overthrow of Yanukovych, etc.

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And once again about the agenda of Putin’s visit to the USA - our columnist Andrei Kolesnikov: “Novosiriya instead of Novorossiya: what is Putin going to the USA with . ”

28.09.2015

Komsomolskaya Pravda special correspondent Dmitry Smirnov wrote on his Twitter account that Putin will fly to New York at approximately 16:30 Moscow time. He also gave the Russian leader’s tentative schedule: 17:20 - participation in a UN meeting, 17:45 - speech from the podium, 18:30 - meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, 19:15 - meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro.

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In addition to Putin, US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping and heads of dozens of other states will speak from the UN rostrum today. At these moments, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivers a welcoming speech.

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The loudest scandal involving the Russian delegation at the UN broke out the day before, when the floor was given to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. Diplomats from the Russian Federation, led by the country's ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, defiantly left the room because of the inadequate, in their opinion, rhetoric of the Ukrainian leader. True, not in full force - part of the delegation remained to listen to Poroshenko, so there is no need to talk about a complete boycott.

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The anniversary session of the UN General Assembly is broadcast by the Rossiya 24 TV channel .

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An important update in the Twitter broadcast from Dmitry Smirnov.

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On the eve of the meeting between Putin and Obama, the Russian-American agenda was discussed by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Video by Bloomberg correspondent Ilya Arkhipov.

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Ban Ki-moon continues to give his classic opening speech. He talks a lot about the problems of refugees, the flow of whom the European Union is trying to accept and distribute.

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The UN Secretary General calls on all interested parties to find a compromise in the Syrian conflict to stop the bloodshed.

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This is the kind of bingo “explainer” of Putin’s terms made by Washington Post journalists .

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Disgraced investor William Browder recalls a joke on the topic of the day.

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Ban Ki-moon continues to announce the humanitarian and social global agenda: the crisis on the Korean Peninsula - women's rights - the Ebola virus, etc.

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Ban Ki-moon finished his speech. The general debate begins in New York, followed by speeches by heads of state.

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This is the full list of speakers of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. Time is local.

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Meanwhile, in a galaxy far, far away.

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Putin, meanwhile, is still not in New York. I wonder if the Russian leader will be welcome at the UN?

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However, everyone understands that there is something to wait for.

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The first to speak in New York is Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Following her is US President Barack Obama.

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While Rousseff talks about the evolution of the UN.

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Finally.

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Dilma Rousseff continues to talk about the fight against poverty, the Brazilian economy, etc.

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The President of Brazil is more about the regional and national agenda; apparently, Obama will be the first to address global issues.

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According to "Russia 24" Vladimir Putin's online exit from the plane!

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Putin and Obama online.

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Obama says that "today we see the collapse of strong dictators." As expected, he criticizes outdated UN institutions.

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“Some of the major powers are violating international rights... The space for civil society is shrinking. We are told that regression is necessary to defeat chaos. We are told that we need to support dictators like Bashar al-Assad..."

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I haven’t gotten around to mentioning Putin yet. Obama talks about the US role in the world. The American leader believes that military force is not the only way to build Washington’s relationship with other large and powerful players - China, Russia, Iran, Arab states, etc. “I believe that we cannot return to the old ways of conflict. We live in an integrated world, a world where everyone is interested in each other's success. It is impossible to isolate yourself from the problem of terrorism, global warming and other risks alone. Regardless of the strength of our military and economy, the United States cannot solve problems on its own, without support.”

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“You can put your opponents in prison, but you can’t put your word and information in prison,” Obama emphasizes new concepts of freedom and progress that weaken US opponents.

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Obama mentions both “domestic repression” and a “conspiracy of American NGOs” - all seem to be veiled criticism of the Russian regime.

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Obama talks about "Russia's annexation of Crimea." The United States understands how relations between Moscow and Kyiv developed, but it is impossible not to react to the Kremlin’s actions. Hence the decision to impose sanctions.

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Sanctions led to the collapse of the ruble, a weakening of the economy, and the departure of the educated class from Russia, Obama lists. If there were no sanctions, it would be better for everyone, he concludes. He emphasizes that the United States is not interested in isolating Russia; on the contrary, it wants a “strong Russia,” but for this Moscow needs to learn to respect the sovereignty of Ukraine.

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“Diplomacy is very hard work, and the results are not always satisfactory,” Obama says. He mentions the lifted blockade of Cuba as a positive example.

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Obama's speech will definitely be remembered by many.

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VGTRK has probably not heard such sharp criticism of Russian actions in Ukraine for a long time.

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“If you keep shouting: “Death to America!” “There will be no increase in jobs in the country,” the US President is already firing at Iran, positively assessing the current changes in the mood of the Iranian elite.

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Obama turns to Syria: “A dictator’s murder of his own citizens is no longer an issue for one country, but for all of humanity.” He also talks about the importance of fighting the Islamic State terrorist group. The United States is ready to work with any country, including Russia and Iran, to establish peace, but after the current bloodshed, restoring the status quo is no longer realistic, the American leader believes. According to him, Assad and his entourage, after using chemical weapons and bombing civilians, cannot be considered a force that can be trusted to govern the state. Obama proposes to hand over the reins of power to some kind of consensus coalition for the transition period.

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“There are no easy answers [to global conflicts]. The United States is increasing the number of refugees it will accept within our borders. We are the largest donor for refugee flows. After all, we ourselves are a nation of immigrants,” Obama continues.

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The US President's speech has already drawn applause from the audience at least four times.

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Obama ends more peacefully: he talks about the importance of fighting viruses, poverty and other public and social problems. The American leader constantly returns to the importance of joint efforts between different countries.

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“I believe in moving forward, not backward. We must defend democratic values. Disasters like the Syrian one are impossible in a democracy, because in a democracy institutions work. I recognize that democracies cannot be universal, but there are common basic principles. For example, you cannot throw a person in prison for dissent, you cannot prohibit women from education. And the UN is the cornerstone of this structure, of ensuring this order... History shows that countries that fear their own people ultimately fall apart. Others do not depend on one person and function after the departure of even the strongest leader..."

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“Inclusive democracy allows a country to be strong. Opposition parties, free media, civil society - all this helps people solve their problems, and countries realize their full potential,” Obama, in support of his words, calls on the session guests to look around - New York is the best example of the fruits of democracy.

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“Hearing each other is not a weakness, but a strength,” postulates the US President and breaks down the stormy and prolonged one again.

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(Not really)

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In short, Obama gave a quite historic speech, which is similar to his legacy in the last year of his second presidential term. The theses are roughly the same ones with which a democrat once won a sensational election victory: Hope, Freedom, Cooperation, Openness and other basic democratic principles must be above all and capable of defeating any force that opposes obvious progress.

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Meanwhile, Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks at the UN.

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To make the same impression as Obama, Putin will have to deliver an equally emotional keynote speech.

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Duda speaks of the importance of effective mechanisms to counter violations of international law.

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The Polish President also calls for the protection of victims of the Islamic State terrorist group, including Christians in territories captured by extremists.

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Surprisingly, Duda never seemed to mention the Ukrainian conflict.

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Putin allegedly did not listen to Obama.

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Next up is a speech by another super-heavyweight of world politics - Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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On Rossiya 24, political scientist Timofey Bordachev, during breaks between speeches, managed to scold Obama for a poorly prepared speech.

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Xi Jinping, unlike Obama, starts by praising the UN. The Chinese leader’s speech is traditionally neat, smooth, and filled with praise for his partners.

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GDP is coming soon.

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“Cooperation is the best form of democracy,” Xi Jinping, meanwhile, repeats Obama’s theses almost word for word from the podium.

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The Chinese leader makes a long and monotonous speech, from which it is difficult to identify bright points.

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Meanwhile, according to NASA, water was found on Mars.

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Xi Jinping called for the voice of developing countries to be heard and promised them support from a special fund, which earned him thunderous applause.

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The only thing left to do before Putin is to listen to the King of Jordan.

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Abdullah II speaks English.

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The monarch begins with the topic of Islamic extremism. Calls to defeat “these forces” and think about what will happen if they are not defeated. Abdullah lists the crimes of the Islamic State terrorist group, although he does not yet mention its name. “The most important war takes place in hearts and souls. We must all unite in this war."

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General Assembly, top view.

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King Abdullah calls on constructive Islamic forces to change their rhetoric and call not to fear God's punishment, but to teach love for God.

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Echo of Moscow editor-in-chief Alexey Venediktov is also in New York.

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Putin is already approaching the podium. Photo of him with Pakistan's ambassador to the UN.

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“His Excellency” is how Putin is introduced at the UN.

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Putin is going to “turn to history and look at our future.”

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Putin recalls that the principles of the UN were laid down in Yalta. He states that disagreements in the UN today are strong, especially between members of the organization’s Security Council. However, this has always been the case, the Russian President recalls: “This is natural for such a complex organization. No one imagined that uniformity would reign here. Decisions are either agreed upon or not agreed upon at the UN site. Any bypassing actions are illegitimate.”

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Criticism of the unipolar world begins. “There is talk that the organization is outdated, has fulfilled its mission... And Russia, on the basis of a broad consensus, is ready to develop the UN. But we consider attempts to undermine the legitimacy of the UN to be extremely dangerous. Then there will be nothing left but the right of the strong. There will be less democracy and freedom in the world. Instead of independent states, protectorates governed from outside will multiply. Sovereignty is, first of all, freedom, freedom of choice for individuals and the state. You cannot play and manipulate words. Each term must be clear and transparent. We are all different and that needs to be respected."

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Putin continues: “The export of the so-called democratic revolution continues. Just look at the Middle East. Of course, changes were brewing there. But in reality, it turned out that aggressive external interference destroyed institutions and everyday life. I just want to ask those who prepared this situation: “Do you even understand what you’ve done?” The power vacuum has led to the formation of zones of anarchy... Tens of thousands of militants are fighting under the banner of the Islamic State.”

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Putin describes how militants trained to fight legitimate governments end up joining the banner of the Islamic State.

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“The global terrorist threat may increase critically,” warns Putin.

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“Except for Assad’s troops in Syria, no one is fighting the Islamic State,” Putin believes. He says Moscow's support for Assad is being used as a pretext to attack the Kremlin. In reality, according to Putin, Russia has no lofty ambitions other than creating a broad anti-terrorist coalition, like the anti-Hitler one, with the condition of a key role for Islamic countries, whose ideals are “mocked” by militants.

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“In the coming days, Russia, as Chairman of the UN Security Council, will convene a ministerial meeting in the UN Security Council to coordinate the forces opposing ISIL and other terrorist groups... If the fight is successful, the creation of camps for refugees will not be necessary... Refugees need support, but to solve them This problem can only be solved by strengthening the institutions of power where they still exist. Any assistance to sovereign states should not be imposed, but provided with approval.”

28.09.2015

Putin criticizes NATO for expansion. The West has put post-Soviet countries in a situation of a false choice between the West and the East, including Ukraine, says the Russian President. Only the implementation of the Minsk agreements can end the war in Ukraine, and only respect for the voice of the people of Donbass can bring peace to the region, he emphasizes.

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Unilateral sanctions serve the interests of the states imposing them, Putin says. “They probably want to confront us all with the fact that the rules have been rewritten not to please the WTO.”

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The Ukrainian delegation reportedly left the hall.

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Putin talks about the problem of greenhouse gas emissions. Suddenly.

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“Russia believes in the enormous potential of the UN, which will help end confrontation and move to cooperation. Working together, we will make the world a safe place."

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Yes, the Russian leader clearly decided not to compete with Obama in eloquence.

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Resume from Alexey Navalny.

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Unlike his American counterpart, Putin apparently reserved personal criticism for one-on-one negotiations.

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And once again - Putin in theses.

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The meeting between the Russian president and Obama, if the two leaders’ schedules no longer shift, will take place at midnight Moscow time.

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While the Russian leader's schedule includes a break for a series of bilateral negotiations, we are interrupting our broadcast for the next few hours. The most difficult high-level negotiations in recent times lie ahead.

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Dear readers. We are resuming our online broadcast. A meeting between Putin and Obama is scheduled to begin soon in New York.

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After his speech at the General Assembly, Putin had several bilateral meetings, including with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. There was nothing meaningful in the open part

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But it was very interesting at the dinner that Ban Ki-moon gave for the participants of the General Assembly. The UN Secretary General seated US President Barack Obama on his right hand and Russian President Vladimir Putin on his left. Obama made a toast, after which he clinked a glass with Putin.

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INTERFAX - 55 minutes have been allotted for the meeting between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, press secretary of the Russian head of state Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

“The plan is 55 minutes,” he said.

D. Peskov explained that the conversation fit into the strict schedules of the leaders.

In particular, Barack Obama is hosting an official dinner today for participants in the General Assembly session, so he will be forced to complete the meeting on time.

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So far there is no information about the start of the meeting between Obama and Putin...

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Meanwhile, Cuban President Raul Castro spoke at the UN General Assembly against sanctions against Russia. “We condemn the unfair sanctions against this country,” he said.

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The meeting between Putin and Obama has begun

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INTERFAX - Opening the meeting, the presidents of Russia and the United States did not say a word in the presence of journalists.

They walked out into the hall together, where representatives of the press were waiting for them, shook hands and went into the room where their conversation began. Journalists tried to shout questions, but the leaders left them unanswered.

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The meeting will end in approximately 30 minutes. Putin's press service says that he will personally talk about the results of the meeting.

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The United States will be forced to interact with a broad anti-terrorist coalition if it is created, says the head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Konstantin Kosachev.

“It seems to me that if such a coalition arises on the basis and with the participation of Muslim countries - and Russia, of course, is ready to participate in such a coalition - then the United States of America will not have freedom of choice. They will be forced, even if it contradicts their current rhetoric, to interact with this coalition,” K. Kosachev, who, as a member of the Russian delegation, is in New York at the session of the UN General Assembly, told Interfax by phone.

This is how he answered the question about the prospects for a broad international anti-terrorist coalition, which Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to create, speaking on Monday at the anniversary session of the UN General Assembly.

“In Putin’s speech, the idea was voiced about the core of this coalition, and that this core should be Muslim countries, primarily interested in ensuring that radical Islamism does not erase all the merits and achievements of real Islam, which is a humanistic religion,” the senator noted.

In his opinion, the coalition that the United States of America tried to create became such only in name, but in essence “it is incapable.”

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French President Francois Hollande, during a speech at the 70th UN General Assembly, called on Security Council members not to use the veto in cases of mass brutality. Now Russia's veto does not give the UN the right to adopt a tough resolution on Syria.

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Journalists from the Kremlin pool are preparing to listen to the president.

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And this is how the negotiations began. At least they're both in a good mood...

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This is how they listened to Putin during his speech

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After negotiations with Putin, Obama gives a dinner for all participants of the General Assembly. I wonder if Putin will go.

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Photo of the day, perhaps.

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INTERFAX-UKRAINE - President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko called on the UN to provide assistance in resolving the conflict in Donbass and noted that a successful resolution of the situation will demonstrate to the world community the effectiveness of the Organization.

"In Donbass, our Armed Forces and volunteers are fighting Russian aggression and, unfortunately, today Ukraine needs the help of the UN, and I believe that we can find a common approach, and the success of our coordination will be the best signal to the whole world about the effectiveness of the Organization in context of problems caused by the security situation in the country,” the President of Ukraine said in New York.

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Negotiations are still ongoing...

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Photos from Putin's press service appeared on the Kremlin website.

http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50393

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The Federal Air Transport Agency, by order of the Ministry of Transport, will soon notify Ukrainian airlines to cease using Russian airspace from October 25, TASS reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Transport. “In accordance with the instructions of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Ministry of Transport has instructed the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) to send notifications to Ukrainian airlines flying or planning to fly to destinations in the Russian Federation to stop using Russian airspace from October 25.” , - reported the press service.

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Negotiations are dragging on...

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For now, let’s remember the most important thing in Putin’s speech.

Here it is: “I am forced to note that recently our such an honest and direct approach has been used as a pretext to accuse Russia of growing ambitions. As if those who talk about this have no ambitions at all. But the point is not Russia’s ambitions, Dear colleagues, the point is that it is no longer possible to tolerate the current situation in the world.

In reality, we propose to be guided not by ambitions, but by common values and common interests based on international law, to join forces to solve the new problems facing us and to create a truly broad international anti-terrorist coalition. Like the anti-Hitler coalition, it could unite in its ranks a variety of forces, ready to decisively confront those who, like the Nazis, sow evil and misanthropy."

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Another photo from the hall.

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The meeting between Putin and Obama is over. Putin will make a statement any minute now.

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Obama drinks coffee after meeting with Putin

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The presidents shook hands before the meeting. Did you shake it afterwards?

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Putin's press conference has begun.

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Kommersant journalist Andrei Kolesnikov asks a strange first question: “How do you like New York?” This is not Pioneer Readings.

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Putin replies that he hasn’t really seen the city.

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The second question is about negotiations with Obama.

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"Relations between the countries are at a low level. This is the position of our American partners, not ours. They made such a choice, we are always ready to develop relations. Today's meeting was very useful and frank. We have a lot of coinciding points on many issues, but There are also differences that we agreed to work with."

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Putin again says that the United States is interfering in the affairs of Ukraine...

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"Airstrikes on Syria are illegal."

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I don’t want to offend my colleagues from the Kremlin pool, but these are shameful questions.

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Someone asks whether the international blockade of Russia has really failed. Hmm...

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“US aircraft carried out 43 strikes on Syria in 24 hours. What was the result?”

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“As for the speeches of the leaders, what I was able to listen to was very constructive, the problems were raised in a timely manner and quite frankly and deeply. I was interested,” he said.

“Events of this kind, although they are of an anniversary nature, are nevertheless very useful for current world politics,” he noted.

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Venediktov asks who can join the anti-terrorist coalition, the creation of which Putin proposed?

Putin says that any countries in the Middle East.

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A final question about the atmosphere of negotiations with Obama.

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Putin says that today's conversation was businesslike and frank. There is an opportunity to work on common problems together.

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Putin is asked who would initiate the meeting.

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Putin says the US was the initiator. "They offered two times. We chose one," says Putin.

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NY. September 29. INTERFAX - Russia is thinking about how to help those who are really fighting terrorism in Syria, but excludes the possibility of participating in a ground operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

“As for Russian participation, we are thinking about what we could do additionally in order to support those who are actually in the field, as they say, resisting and fighting terrorists, including ISIS. And there are few of them “On the territory of Syria, this is, first of all, the Syrian army and units of the Kurdish militia,” V. Putin said, answering a question from Russian journalists in what specific forms of participation in the operation against terrorists in Syria the Russian Federation is ready to take part.

At the same time, V. Putin especially emphasized: “There is no talk of any ground operations, or the participation of Russian troops in ground operations, and there cannot be talk.”

The President of the Russian Federation also stated that, in the opinion of the Russian side, “the work to combat terrorism should go in parallel with political processes in Syria itself.”

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All. Putin has left.

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At the very end, Putin was asked why they drank champagne with Obama. Putin responded that journalists never cease to amaze him with their spontaneity. That UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made a toast to the development of the organization and that he and Obama drank to this and Ban Ki-moon’s health.

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So, everything ended well. Tomorrow the ruble is bound to rise in the morning.

Thanks everyone for your attention.

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A few final quotes.

“Nevertheless, the United States, to a certain extent, stands behind the backs of the Kyiv authorities and is in constant contact with the Europeans, but we also have good business contacts with the United States through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Department.”

“Our American partners have quite clearly stated their position on many issues, including on resolving the situation in Ukraine and on Syrian issues and on the Middle East. Indeed, oddly enough, we have a lot of coinciding points and opinions on all these issues. There are also differences that we agreed to work on together, and I hope that this work will be constructive."

“As for our participation [in the military operation in Syria], we are thinking about it, we are not ruling anything out, but if we act, it will only be in full compliance with international law.”

“The glasses were raised in connection with the toast made by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, he was on the podium, and the US President, as a polite person, raised his glass, and he and I clinked glasses to the health of the UN Secretary General. They are trying to make something out of this blind, but there’s nothing here, there’s nothing behind it, it’s a protocol event and nothing more.”

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