Vladimir Putin says Russia supports US draft resolution on cutting IS finances

Putin had discussed the draft resolution with US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Moscow

: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a US-backed draft resolution aimed at ramping up sanctions against the Islamic State group and cutting off its revenue flows.

-"We support an initiative by the United States including on the preparation of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria,-" Putin told reporters during an annual news conference, adding he had discussed the draft resolution with US Secretary of State John Kerry earlier this week.