Moscow (CNN) When President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin shared a phone call the weekend after Trump's inauguration, Russian news media delighted in covering every detail in near wall-to-wall coverage. Further to this, a Kremlin spokesman said Friday that Russia had "more important things" to do that watch the Trump event on Thursday. Russian optimism dissipatesEver since he won the Republican nomination, many suspected Trump to be Putin's preferred occupant of the White House. In Trump, the Moscow establishment saw a man who might be open to a thaw in the relationship between the two powers. If information is being leaked with the intention of undermining any olive branches being offered to the Kremlin, it's clear that earlier Russian optimism was misplaced.

Source: CNN February 17, 2017 20:03 UTC