Obama gives Putin his best death stare

Lindsey Graham slammed Donald Trump on Thursday for saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Barack Obama.

The Kremlin spokesman recalled that Russian Federation meant to adhere to the principle of reciprocity in the sanctions issue.

Any deal would depend on Moscow using its influence to persuade the Syrian leader to ground planes and stop the assault on opposition forces, the Associated Press said.

Obama said “the typical the tone of our meetings are candid, blunt and businesslike and this one was no different”.

“Given the gaps of trust that exist, that’s a tough negotiation, and we haven’t yet closed the gaps in a way where we think it would actually work”, Obama said during a news conference after the meeting. The U.S. government hasn’t blamed Russian Federation for the incident. “What I’ve instructed my team to do is talk to their Philippine counterparts to find out is this in fact a time where we can have some constructive, productive conversations”. Obama said they shook hands but that it was a brief interaction, adding that he’d told Duterte their aides should confer on how the two treaty allies can move forward. The two grinned and shook hands but made no substantive comments as reporters were allowed in briefly for the start of their meeting.

Obama’s next stop is Laos, where he’ll promote his effort to deepen ties to Southeast Asia. Instead, he worked to reassure the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally the US would help bring to justice whoever was responsible for plotting the coup.

“President Putin’s less colorful”, Obama said, comparing him with Duterte.

The deal depends on the two sides agreeing to closer militarily coordination against extremist groups operating in Syria, something the Russians have long sought and the USA resisted.

In their meeting Sunday, Obama and Putin “clarified the remaining gaps” in the negotiations about how they can cooperate to reduce violence in Syria, provide humanitarian assistance and focus on al-Qaida and Islamic State in Syria, according to a senior administration official familiar with the talks who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Obama said the United States and Southeast Asian nations gathered in Laos have advanced a vision of an open, competitive economic system in which all nations play by the same rules.