Russian President Putin Will Be Visiting The U.S. In September

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Denis Abramov / Vedomosti

Moscow Times: Putin Plans to Attend UN General Assembly For First Time in 10 Years

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend the United Nations 70th General Assembly in New York city in September, according to an order outlining the members of the Russian delegation. The document was signed by Putin and published on the government's legal information portal Friday.

The visit to New York will be Putin's first in the last 10 years. He will be joined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the General Assembly, who will take over as head of the Russian delegation after Putin returns to Moscow.

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