Putin, Merkel to Discuss Conflicts In Ukraine, Syria At Berlin Meeting
(World News Russia)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet on August 18 for talks about the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project that has drawn U.S. opposition. Putin arrives in Germany after a stop at an Austrian vineyard to attend Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl`s wedding to entrepreneur Wolfgang Meilinger. Merkel warned on August 17 against expecting too much from her discussions with Putin at the government`s Meseberg palace. "We want good relations with...