Russia President and FIFA president discuss World Cup plan

The president of Russian Vladimir Putin met FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the Kremlin on Monday to discuss preparations for the 2018 World Cup.
Putin had been scheduled to host Infantino at his residence in Sochi but he stayed in the capital following Sunday's plane crash near Moscow which killed all 71 people on board. Russian news agencies say Infantino offered his condolences to Putin over the weekend's tragedy.

Ahead of the meeting, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "Russia continues preparations for the World Cup, much of the work has already been done. These are the issues that will be discussed with Mr. Infantino."

Peskov added that the Russian leader had very good and constructive personal relationship with the FIFA president.