Obama could accept limited relations with Putin: analysts

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia: Hints that President Barack Obama may skip a September bilateral summit in Moscow suggest that Washington is ready to accept a limited relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, experts said.

Relations between the two countries have been strained by a number of issues in recent months, including the conflict in Syria, the fate of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, and Washington’s criticism of the jailing in Russia of protest leader Alexei Navalny.