The Kremlin on September 25 accused the White House of distorting the truth when it said Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to find a way to meet his US counterpart Barack Obama early next week.

"Details of such preparations are not usually made public," Reuters quoted Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov as saying to reporters. "But since the US side decided to misrepresent what happened, I will point out frankly that the statement by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest about the Russian president trying to arrange the meeting, repeatedly asking for it, does not reflect the truth."

Russia accuses the US of lying about the meeting between Putin and Obama.

The leaders of Russia and the United States will hold their first face-to-face meeting in nearly a year in New York on September 28, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Ushakov’s comments contradicted the US government’s statement on September 24 that the talks were held at Putin’s request.

Ushakov stressed that Moscow "expects a more polite and professional attitude from our American partners on topics of this kind."

He also said Syria would be the main topic of the conversation between Obama and Putin. However, the two leaders would expand to many other issues, including the crisis in Ukraine.

The last time Mr. Obama and Mr. Putin had an official meeting was in June 2013.

Relations between Washington and Moscow deteriorated sharply after Russia annexed Crimea last year, a move that prompted the US and other Western countries to impose sanctions on Russia, accusing Moscow of supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine.

Russia has also been accused of increasing its involvement in the conflict in Syria by sending weapons, troops and essential goods to the Middle Eastern country.

President Putin admitted helping Ukrainian separatists gain control of the Crimean peninsula and also providing logistical support to the Syrian government to fight terrorism.

According to VNE