Barack Obama has criticized Russia"s policy towards Georgia, Ukraine and Syria.

The US President made a statement during a press conference with Prime Minister Renzi of the Republic of Italy.

Russia"s aggression against the United States of having a great time talking with the Italian Prime Minister at a press conference devoted.

"When I came into office, Russia, under the previous administration, had invaded parts of Georgia, had created a frozen conflict there. There was a new President, and we tried to initiate a more constructive path with respect to U.S.-Russia relations. And I think we showed Russia plenty of respect, acknowledging enormous differences and different values, but also trying to find ways in which we could cooperate together.

We initiated the New START treaty. We assisted Russia with respect to its ascension to the WTO. We worked on some common international challenges together. And when the previous President was replaced with Mr. Putin, I met with him and we discussed again ways in which we could constructively work together.

The challenge that we"ve had with Russia is very much centered on Russian aggression in some very particular areas around the world. In Ukraine, where they have engaged in similar conduct to what they did in Georgia, and even there, we"ve tried to broker, and work with the Europeans to broker, a Minsk agreement that would peacefully resolve those issues." - he said.