US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met this weekend alongside the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey to discuss political and military action against Isis in Syria. How might easing tensions between the two leaders affect the US presidential election? The FT's US political correspondent Courtney Weaver explains. Music: "Brand New Record" by Steve Combs.

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