Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is willing to mend ties with the United States and build up cooperation. He made the remark after meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday. Before a closed-door meeting with Pompeo, Putin said he had an impression from a phone call with the US President Donald Trump on May 3 that the latter is willing to improve the US-Russia relations and jointly resolve issues of mutual interest. "For our part, we have repeatedly said that we would also like to restore the relationship in full format. I hope that now the necessary conditions are being ... (full story)