The Russian president has met briefly with his US counterpart on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that is currently underway in Vietnam.

Commenting on the meeting, Vladimir Putin said that the absence of a separate meeting “shows that relations between Russia and the United States have not yet overcome their state of crisis.”

Putin went on to say that Moscow is ready to “turn this page” and engage in relations which will see the cooperation on issues that are of interest to both the people of Russia and the US, adding that Moscow would like to boost economic ties with Washington.

Source: Sputnik