President Vladimir Putin met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a rare bilateral visit by a Group of Seven leader, marking a breakthrough in Kremlin efforts to end Russia’s isolation since it intervened in Ukraine more than two years ago.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enter a hall before a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on May 6.
