MONGOLIA-RUSSIA-DIPLOMACY

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Mongolian counterpart Tsakhia Elbegdorj (L) lay a wreath on September 3, 2014 in the capital Ulan Bator at the statue of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov to mark the 75th anniversary of a Soviet-Mongolian victory against Japanese forces at the battle of Khalkhyn Gol, also known as Nomonhan, at the beginning of World War II. Putin is on a one-day visit to Mongolia to oversee the signing of a series of agreements between the two countries, covering sectors including transport and infrastructure, mining, education and communications. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI / KREMLIN POOL /ALEKSEY NIKOLSKY (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)