Putin and Obama meetings: how the dialogue evolved

After the talks on the sidelines of the 70th UN General Assembly session, Putin said the discussion was frank and showed that the two sides can work together on common problems

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama met on the sidelines of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov during talks with US President Barack Obama after the 70th session of the UN General Assembly

US Secretary of State John Kerry and US President Barack Obama during talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin

US President Barack Obama, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after their talks on the sidelines of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly

For the first time politicians met in Moscow in 2009, when the US President visited Russia. Vladimir Putin held the post of prime minister at that time

The meeting of Putin and Obama as country's leaders was held ahead of the opening of G20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico in 2012

Bilateral meeting resulted in a six-page document containing the positions of the two countries on Syria, Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan

Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama at the first session of the G20 Summit in Mexico

According to the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the meeting between Putin and Obama demonstrated a constructive, open dialogue, not a minus, but a plus. Photo: G20 Summit in Mexico, 2012

In 2013, the settlement of the conflict in Syria became one of the most acute international problems. This topic prevailed in the negotiations between the leaders of Russia and the US on the sidelines of G8 summit in Northern Ireland. Following this meeting, Barack Obama planned a visit to Moscow, but canceled it due to Edward Snowden's obtaining a temporary asylum in Russia. Photo: Vladimir Putin, David Cameron and Barack Obama, G8 Summit in Northern Ireland, 2013

The next meeting of Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama took place in Strelna during the welcoming ceremony of G20 summit. As Putin said after talks with his US counterpart, they each remained of their own opinion. It was the last meeting between the two leaders before the Ukrainian crisis. Photo: G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, 2013

Next time two leaders met in June 2014 during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day in Ouistreham, western France. It was the first meeting between Putin and Obama after the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine and the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions

Even in the midst of the Ukrainian crisis, Barack Obama said his relationship with Putin straight and strong. Photo: Vladimir Putin welcoming Barack Obama in his residence in Novo-Ogarevo, 2009

The talks of Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama on the sidelines of the 70th UN General Assembly session lasted for over 1 hour and 40 minutes instead of 55 minutes as had been planned earlier. This was the first formal one-on-one meeting of the two leaders since June 2013. The presidents earlier addressed the UN General Assembly. After the talks, Putin said the discussion was frank and showed that the two sides can work together on common problems. Look through this gallery by TASS to see how the dialogue between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama evolved.