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Barack Obama Warily Clinks Glasses with Russian President Vladimir Putin Ahead of Private Meeting - Barack Obama clinked glasses  within  Vladimir Putin  at   an  United  international locations  luncheon Monday – but he didn't  look  too happy  about  it.

The meeting, hosted  via  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon  IN ADDITION TO  attended  via   numerous   various other  world leaders,  \'m   your current  prelude  to be able to  Obama  and also the  Russian president sitting  down   pertaining to  formal talks  greater than  Russia's military buildup  in  Syria  IN ADDITION TO  continuing influence  inside  Ukraine.

In his toast, Ki-moon joked, "There  is   not any   this type of  thing  to be a  free lunch,"  ALONG WITH  urged  your  world leaders  in order to  meet  your own  new Sustainable Development Goals adopted  in  Friday  by the  United Nations.

"We  are  facing  incredible  challenges today,  your current   This  test  MY  capacity  for you to   function  together," Obama said  throughout  his own toast.

Although Obama wore  a good  serious expression  though  toasting Putin,  your   2  did share  a great  smile  in the course of  lunch,  as well as the  president wasn't  Just as  reserved  within   other  world leaders.  within   the  group photo  This  did not include Mr. Putin, Obama posed  AND ALSO  said, "Okay, everybody  shop  happy!"

Later  in  Monday night, Obama  AND  Putin had  it is   very first  one-on-one encounter  inside  nearly  the  year. Flanked  coming from   many  large bodyguards,  your own   only two  leaders shook hands  from   the  brief photo opportunity, but said nothing.

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The meeting between  your own   a couple of  powerful world leaders comes  at   a good   time   of  heightened tensions  in excess of  Russia's military buildup  inside  Syria. Putin  has  said he  routed  special forces troops, fighter jets  along with   devices   in order to  fight  the  terrorist group ISIS.