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NOVO OGAREVO: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Vladimir Putin’s ‘extraordinary work’ as Russia’s president and now prime minister, but admitted their two nations still do not agree on everything.“I am aware of the extraordinary work you have done as president in previous years and in your current role as prime minister,” Obama told Putin at his country residence.
He said their talks were an “excellent opportunity to put US-Russian relations on a much stronger basis.”
“We may not agree on everything, but we have consultations that will serve the Russian and the American people,” he added.
In the run-up to his summit meetings in Russia, Obama caused controversy by describing Putin as having “one foot” stuck in the past of the Cold War.