Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with candidates who participated in the last presidential election, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 19, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov/POOL via Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will meet Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani next week, state news agency RIA quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Tuesday.