Putin to Hold Military Consultations

The press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, has confirmed that Vladimir Putin will hold a series of military consultations in Sochi next week. This information was reported by RIA Novosti.

"Yes. Such consultations are planned," Peskov stated in response to a question about whether the series of military consultations scheduled for the end of May would take place next week.

Scheduled for the end of May are also Putin's meetings with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and possibly Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. According to Kommersant, Lukashenko's visit is related to the approval of integration maps.