Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry began their third meeting this week.

      In New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry began their third meeting this week, TASS reports. Mr. Lavrov advised Western media to check comments on the status of Russian military operations in Syria in the Russian Defense Ministry. "Everything was said by the Russian Ministry of Defense, do not listen to statements of Pentagon about Russian air strikes" - the minister said.

      On Wednesday, Aircraft Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation began their air strikes against the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IG; forbidden in Russia) in Syria.