Kremlin says ‘too soon’ to speak of Russian-Western rapprochement

A spokesman for the Kremlin was quoted by Reuters as saying it was still “too soon” to speak of rapprochement between Russia and the West after the Paris terror attacks.

The comments come two days after the deadly attacks in Paris in which at least 129 people died and two weeks after a Russian plane crashed in Sinai, killing all 224 passengers and crew members on board.

Both attacks were claimed by Sunni terror group Islamic State.

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed today in Antalya, Turkey, for the G20 summit, and so did US President Barack Obama. Last week a Russian spokesman said Putin would hold talks with the leaders of Britain and Germany but not with Obama. According to the Kremlin the attacks in G20 would not affect Putin’s schedule and he is still not expected to hold bilateral talks with the American leader.