Russia said it had thwarted terror attacks
reportedly planned in St Petersburg as the result of a tip from Washington,
as President Vladimir Putin personally thanked his US counterpart Donald
Trump.
Russian news agencies cited the Federal
Security Service (FSB) as saying that as a result of the information, two
Russians had been detained on 27 December on suspicion of plotting attacks
during new year festivities in St Petersburg.
The Kremlin said Putin passed on his gratitude
to Trump for the tip from US special services during a phone call on Sunday.
It gave no further details.
Diplomatic ties between Washington and Moscow
are fraught over disagreements concerning Ukraine and Syria and allegations
of Russian meddling in the US presidential election, but Trump and Putin have
kept personal lines of communication open.
Two years ago, the Russian leader phoned Trump
to thank him for a tip that Russia said had helped prevent a bomb attack on a
cathedral in St Petersburg. Russia has repeatedly been the target of attacks by
militant groups including Isis.
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