Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/obama-conferred-with-putin-about-syria-chemical-weapons Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story President Barack Obama told PBS NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a potential plan for Syria to turn over its chemical weapons to international control. The president said he and Putin spoke about it last week while Obama was in St. Petersburg, Russia, for an economic summit.