Putin urges US business to help normalize Russia-US ties
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – President Vladimir Putin has urged U.S. businessmen to use their influence to help normalize Russia-U.S. relations.
Speaking at an economic forum in St. Petersburg, Putin said relations between Moscow and Washington are now at their lowest point since Cold War times.
During a panel meeting, Putin called on the U.S. participants of the forum to “help restore a normal political dialogue … help a newly elected president and new administration.”
He also pledged to help improve conditions for U.S. business in Russia.
Russia’s hopes for better ties with President Donald Trump’s administration have been dashed by the congressional and FBI investigations into the Trump campaign’s ties with Russia.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, foreground left, shakes hands with Myron Brilliant, executive vice president and head of International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, at the Russia-USA Business Dialogue discussion at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 2, 2017. (Mikhail Metzel/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Russia-USA Business Dialogue discussion at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 2, 2017. (Mikhail Metzel/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)
In this photo taken Thursday, June 1, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets ANSA Director General Giuseppe Cerbone, right, at his meeting with heads of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)
