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Nina Khrushcheva, director of the Russia Project at the World Policy Institute, reportedly said the Russian President has all along been attempting to manipulate Trump.

But she claimed the relationship between the two men was "never going to go anywhere" and Putin has now finished using the US President "for as long as he could have".

Speaking during an interview on MSNBC, Ms Khrushcheva then hinted Putin is in possession of information that could be used against Trump.

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She said: “As much as the Russians want to have a relationship with the United States, they are clearly understanding that the longer that meeting [between Trump and Putin] doesn’t happen, the more Putin would actually return to his own devices – and that is a big, big danger.

"Because Putin, I keep saying on this show, he is an equal opportunity offender. If he had Hillary Clinton — then he certainly would have something on Trump and they will be very willing to act on it in an act of cyber-war, as Malcolm Nance always reminds me.

"That would be very dangerous and then can really turn this relationship into the stage it is in.”

Ms Khrushcheva was referencing claims Russia influenced the outcome of the US election.

It is alleged that Russian Government-backed hackers accessed Democrat Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign emails, which they handed over to Wikileaks.

The damaging emails revealed the underhand tactics Clinton's team had used in an attempt to win the election.

Trump and Putin's relationship has quickly gone downhill after the US bombed Syria this month.

Russia has played a major role in propping up the Syrian regime under President Bashar al-Assad.