Meanwhile, is Russia still sending weapons to Syria and continuing to build nuclear material for Iran? I can see how Putin would say it was a positive meeting since Bush isn't too good a judge of looking one in the eyes.
"Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov sent to Ms Rice a compilation of recent Russian TV broadcasts and newspapers with a note to review them ASAP and convince herself about freedom of speech in the Russia... State Secretary replyed that she is kinda very busy now... She will review them later..."
In other words: President Bush gets the job done. PERIOD.
Just think about it: Kremlin autocrats appeal to the White House as the highest democracy court on this planet!