Putin Hopes New U.S. Ambassador To Russia Can Improve Ties

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hoped the arrival of the new U.S. ambassador to Moscow will improve badly strained ties between the two countries. Putin met U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman and other newly appointed envoys at a Kremlin ceremony on October 3. Putin said the current state of U.S.-Russia relations "cannot satisfy us." (Reuters)