Putin says relationship with U.S. ‘getting worse by the hour’

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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin appear at a news conference after their summit on July 16, 2018, in Helsinki. | Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that U.S.-Russia relations are “getting worse and worse,” criticizing U.S. sanctions and praising his country’s trade relationship with China.

“Unfortunately, we cannot say anything of the kind about our relations with the U.S.,” he told state media outlet Mir TV. “They are in fact deteriorating, getting worse by the hour.”

Putin said trade with China has already surpassed $108 billion, exceeding the nation’s target trade amount of $100 billion.

His comments contradict President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Russia, which the U.S. leader has called an ally. Trump has said he and Putin discussed“forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit” to stop election hacking, even though U.S. intelligence…

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