Imran Khan meets Russian President Vladimir Putin

Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is on a maiden visit to Russia, met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.

Khan arrived at the Red Square where the Russian president received him, reports The Nation.

A one-on-one meeting between the two leaders is underway. Bilateral ties and other matters of mutual interest will come under discussion.

Matters pertaining to Islamophobia and the situation in Afghanistan may also come under discussion, reports Dawn.

Earlier on Thursday, Khan visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, World War II memorial, and laid a floral wreath to pay tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives during the war.

He was accompanied by federal ministers Asad Umar, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry, Hammad Azhar and others.

The premier arrived in Moscow on Wednesday on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Putin.

The visit comes at a time when Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a military conflict.

Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after Putin authorized what he called a special military operation in the east.