US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to size each other up in person for the first time today in what promises to be the most highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. <br/><br/>Trump has said he wants to find ways to work with Putin, a goal made more difficult by sharp differences over Russia's actions in Syria and Ukraine, and allegations Moscow meddled in the 2016 US presidential election. The White House declined to offer details on what Trump would request of Putin and what he might offer in exchange for cooperation.<br/><br/>US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Trump wanted to talk about how the two countries can work together to stabilize war-ravaged Syria.<br/><br/>He is also slated to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 amid an ICBM launch by North Korea.