India, Aug. 23 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday voiced optimism about the revival of Moscow's ties with the US. As per reports, Putin said there was "light at the end of the tunnel" now that Donald Trump was in power in Washington, even as the Ukraine war rages on.

Speaking on the 80th anniversary of Russia's nuclear industry during his visit to Sarov in the Volga region of Nizhny-Novgorod, Putin acknowledged that Russia-US relations hit their lowest point in years.

"As for our relations with the United States, they are at an extremely low level. I have said this many times. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel now that President (Donald) Trump has come to power," Putin said in televised remarks during a meeti...