Mr Trump also backtracked on his criticism of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation at a joint press conference with its secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, saying: "I said it was obsolete; it's no longer obsolete".
Then-candidate Donald Trump repeatedly praised Vladimir Putin during the campaign, and he suggested a rapprochement with Russian Federation was both desirable and possible. "We are mindful of the seriousness of that particular interference in our elections and I'm sure Russian Federation is mindful of it as well".
The presidents of both countries personally waded into the day's diplomatic efforts in an apparent bid to move past some of the divisions, with Putin meeting with Tillerson for about two hours. But he clearly wasn't counting on it.
It came shortly after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Moscow that the US and Russian Federation have reached a "low point" in relations, Xinhua news agency reported. Interestingly enough, in the same press conference where Trump said relations were poor, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed the comparison. "And so we are mindful of the seriousness of that particular interference in our elections, and I'm sure that Russian Federation is mindful of it as well", Tillerson said.
Lavrov blasted USA claims that it has "irrefutable evidence" of election interference. And I think it's very bad for Russian Federation.
The U.S. attack raised tensions between Moscow and Washington.
"Our view is that the reign of the Assad family is coming to an end and they have brought that on themselves with their conduct", the top USA diplomat said.
The resolution was presented by the US, UK and France, who reacted angrily to Russia's decision.
Mr Lavrov blasted United States claims that it has "irrefutable evidence" of election interference. "We have not seen any facts, or hints at facts".
"I know they're doing investigations into that right now".
North Korea slams USA missile attack on Syria
The U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base on the first day of the summit probably surprised Xi. That task will be left for future area-specific talks, the framework for which has been established.
He also rejected American claims of certain evidence that Assad ordered the chemical attack.
Still, Tillerson sought to stress the positives from his meetings.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, called on Moscow to stop protecting Assad and said the United States wants to work with Russian Federation toward a political solution for Syria. Lavrov also said Moscow was ready to revive an air safety agreement in Syria.
But such hopes appeared optimistic as the diplomats outlined their sharply diverging views on Syria.
United Nations Security Council members show hands for a vote on a resolution condemning Syria's use of chemical weapons at U.N. headquarters on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
But he said Moscow and Washington had agreed to continue co-operating to try to find a political solution for Syria.
While the most immediate U.S.
Trump, meanwhile, told Fox Business News that the US had no plans to become more deeply involved in Syria and only did so because of last week's deadly chemical weapons attack that killed dozens.
"We consider it of utmost importance to prevent the risks of replay of similar action in the future", he added. [.] Over the course of the past two years, a number of reciprocal actions have been taken to demonstrate the dissatisfaction each country has with the other.
The Russian President and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met today for tense talks after the US bombed the Syrian airbase suspected of launching the attack. But at the same time, the president is making it clear that the U.S.is "not going into Syria". "I think it's probably unlikely", he said.
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