<span style="color: #222222;">Russian President Vladimir Putin termed his meeting with US President Donald Trump as successful. However, Mr Putin accused Trump's opponents in the US of hampering any progress on the issues they discussed. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Putin told Russian diplomats today that relations between both countries are in some ways worse than during the Cold War but his meeting with Trump allowed them to start on the path to positive change. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Russian president has expressed concern about unnamed forces in the US trying to prevent any improvement in relations, notably cooperation in the Syria war or arms control. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Trump has come under widespread domestic criticism about the meeting. </span><br />''