Strained U.S.-Russian Relations Lead to Canceled Summit Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email United States President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk to the G8 Summit dinner following their bilateral meeting in Ireland on 17 June 2013. ( Pete Souza / Wikipedia Commons ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC