President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin does not plan to participate in the UN General Assembly in New York, which will be held in September. This was reported by Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reportы.
"The Russian president's participation is not planned," he said.
As you know, the UN General Assembly will begin its work on September 12, within the framework of the high-level official week, there will be discussions regarding general political issues.
It is expected that US President Donald Trump will address the UN General Assembly with a speech and will discuss with the world leaders the reform of the UN.
In addition, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko intends to initiate the introduction of the UN peacekeeping mission in Donbas.