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During his state of the nation speech, he also praised ties with China as a key component of global stability.
Nearly 250,000 civilians were trapped in the eastern part of Aleppo held by some 1,000 Islamist rebels from different factions.
Will they or won't they? OPEC has kept global energy markets guessing for the better part of a year.
OPEC agreed in September to cut output to around 33 million bpd.
But a state statistics report from Rosstat showed that recovery may come later in 2017 than previously thought.
President-elect Donald Trump isn't attending the summit but his statements on free trade have riled many global leaders.
Russia's move comes a week after several African nations including South Africa withdrew from the ICC.
Putin and Trump discussed the Syrian crisis and need for "joint efforts in the fight against common enemy No. 1": terrorism.
Now that UN sanctions have been lifted, Iran is allowed to buy defensive weapons.