Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to hold Friday a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Iran-Russia-Turkey summit on the Syrian crisis.

Migrants are responsible for the string of car arsons across Sweden, and deportations are needed to curb this activity, the candidate from Alternative for Sweden (AfS) in the upcoming parliamentary election, Markus Jonsson, told Sputnik in an interview.

Migrants are responsible for the string of car arsons across Sweden, and deportations are needed to curb this activity, the candidate from Alternative for Sweden (AfS) in the upcoming parliamentary election, Markus Jonsson, told Sputnik in an interview.

The Russian Defense Ministry has carried out serious preparatory work for the Vostok-2018 military drills, which will involve 297,000 troops, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Thursday, providing a more accurate number of participating servicemen.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army hopes to receive helpful experience during Russia's upcoming Vostok-2018 military exercise that will improve regional security, Military Attache of the Chinese Embassy in Russia Kui Yanwei said Thursday.

The Russian Defense Ministry has carried out serious preparatory work for the Vostok-2018 military drills, which will involve 297,000 troops, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Thursday, providing a more accurate number of participating servicemen.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army hopes to receive helpful experience during Russia's upcoming Vostok-2018 military exercise that will improve regional security, Military Attache of the Chinese Embassy in Russia Kui Yanwei said Thursday.

Active phase of Russia's Vostok-2018 military drills will be divided into two stages, the exercises will include training for massive airstrikes, missile defense, attacks on groups of vessels and will involve robots and drones, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the upcoming Vostok-2018 large-scale military exercises in Russia, which will also involve Chinese troops, after participating in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, media reported on Thursday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.