title: Putin: Russia-U.S. ties may improve through joint fight against terror
text: MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that ties with U.S. President Donald Trump s administration were not without problems, but he hoped that mutual interests of Russia and the United States in fighting terrorism would help improve Moscow s relations with Washington.  Some forces are making use of Russian-American relations to resolve internal political problems in the United States,  Putin told an energy forum in Moscow.  I believe that such a person like Trump, with his character, will never be hostage to someone s interests.  Moscow has  lots of friends  in the United States who genuinely want to improve relations with Russia, Putin added. 