Putin says Russia will do all it can to improve ties with U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media as he leaves a news conference at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS

OSAKA (Reuters) - Russia's president said on Saturday that Moscow would do all it could to improve relations with the United States that have been strained by years of diplomatic conflicts over Ukraine and accusations of Russian meddling in U.S. elections.

Vladimir Putin was speaking at the G20 summit in Osaka where he met U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss issues ranging from trade to disarmament. He also invited Trump to visit Moscow in May next year.