Putin arrived in Berlin for talks with Merkel
Putin arrived in Berlin for talks with Merkel BERLIN, 18 Aug — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the situation in Syria, Ukraine, US sanctions and the implementation of large international commercial projects, including the “Nord stream-2”. The Russian leader arrived to the airport of Berlin from Austria. There he attended the wedding of the head of the Austrian Ministry of foreign Affairs Karin Kneissl. According to the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, the trip to Austria was of a private nature. Kneisl Putin invited to the wedding even during the visit of the Russian leader to Vienna on 5 June. According to the official representative of the German government of the Steffen Seibert, the German-Russian negotiations will be held at the castle Meseberg, situated 70 kilometres North of Berlin. The meeting will take place three