U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Sunday held a brief, informal discussion concerning Ukraine and Syria in Lima at the beginning of the APEC summit, the White House announced. During the chat, Obama urged Putin to "uphold" the commitments made by Russia within the Minsk accords regarding Ukraine, the official said, requesting anonymity. In addition, the U.S. president emphasized to Putin the "commitment" of the United States and its partners to Ukraine's "sovereignty." The brief encounter between Obama and Putin came at the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, which both leaders are attending. According to the Kremlin, Putin and Trump agreed that the current bilateral relationship is unsatisfactory, saying that they would work together to normalize it.

Source: Fox News November 20, 2016 21:20 UTC