It's a familiar refrain: A new American president seeks improved relations with Russia. And like his predecessors, Donald Trump is running into a thicket of obstacles, new and old, to even maintaining a functioning relationship with Moscow. At the center of each problem is an energized and uncompromising force: Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Things will work out fine between the U.S.A. and Russia," Trump nevertheless tweeted Thursday, as his top diplomat departed Moscow empty-handed after discussions with Putin and other Russian officials. After his first meeting with Putin, Bush said he "looked the man in the eye" and "found him very straightforward and trustworthy," getting a "sense of his soul."

Source: ABC News April 13, 2017 07:30 UTC