Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his US counterpart Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou on September 5, 2016Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with his US counterpart Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou on September 5, 2016

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin stare each other out during a frosty meeting at the G20 summit.

The American and Russian presidents, who had talks on Syria, the Ukraine and cyber security, seemed to have forgotten that the Cold War had ended.

Later, Mr Obama said that “gaps of trust” existed between the two nations, which were hindering attempts to tackle the rise of IS in Syria.

But Mr Putin, who backs Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the five-year civil war, said Russia and the US could strike a deal on a ceasefire in Syria within days.

(Mirror)