US President Joe Biden says he told Russia's leader Vladimir Putin that he will always raise issues of "fundamental human rights", including jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
It comes after around four hours of talks between the two leaders in Switzerland - far less time than Mr Biden's advisers had said they expected.
Speaking at a news conference afterwards, Mr Biden said "human rights will always be on the table".
Mr Biden told reporters "I did what I came here to do" and said the summit was "good", adding the "last thing he (Putin) wants now is a Cold War" but the Russian leader "is not ready to lay down his arms".
He said a new Cold War is in "nobody's interest".
Mr Biden said he told his Russian counterpart that "no US president could keep faith with the American people if they did not defend democratic values".
He said the US-Russia relationship must be stable and predictable and he and Mr Putin share a unique responsibility.
Mr Biden also said he thought there was a "genuine prospect to significantly improve relations between the countries without us giving up a single thing based on principle and values".
The US president added the two leaders spent a great deal of time on cyber security and he told Mr Putin that critical infrastructure should be off-limits for attacks.
And he said both men agreed to work to ensure Iran does not get nuclear weapons.
Mr Putin earlier told a news briefing that there was no hostility during his meeting with Mr Biden and the summit was constructive.
Mr Putin said he saw a "glimpse of hope" for mutual trust with the US, describing the discussions also as pragmatic and fruitful.
In one of the main developments, he said he and Mr Biden have agreed to return their ambassadors to their respective posts in each other's capitals in an attempt to lower tensions.
• Mr Putin also accused US of cyberattacks against Russia
• Russian leader said Mr Navalny got what he deserved and defended jail sentence
• Mr Putin acknowledged Mr Biden raised human rights issues with him
• Russian leader deflected questions about mistreatment of Russian opposition leaders by highlighting US domestic turmoil, including Black Lives Matter protests and 6 January Capitol insurrection
• Mr Putin accused Ukraine of breaking terms of ceasefire agreement
• He said Moscow and Washington will resume arms control talks
During recent months, both nations had pulled back their top envoys to Washington and Moscow as relations chilled.
Russia's ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, was recalled from Washington about three months ago after Mr Biden called Mr Putin a killer.
And America's ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, left Moscow nearly two months ago, after Russia suggested he return to Washington for consultations. Mr Putin said the top diplomats were expected to return to their posts in the coming days.
Mr Putin said: "Our assessment of many issues differ, but in my view both sides demonstrated the desire to understand each other and looks for ways to get closer."
The conversation was constructive, he went on, describing his counterpart as a "very experienced partner".
But he cautioned there was "no friendship" as both leaders were defending the interests of their countries, adding: "I have no illusions about the US."
Prior to the summit, Mr Biden, who instigated the talks, has repeatedly called out Mr Putin for malicious cyberattacks allegedly by Russian-based hackers on US interests.
But Mr Putin hit back, saying at the news conference that cyberattacks on Russia are coming from the US.
He said he and Mr Biden have agreed to start consultations on cybersecurity, while he continued to deny US allegations the Russian government was behind a spate of recent high-profile hacks against American agencies.
Mr Biden has also criticised Mr Putin for a disregard for democracy with the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and alleged interference in American elections.
On the Navalny issue, Mr Putin said the opposition leader knew he would be detained when he returned to Russia from Germany but came anyway. And he said he got what he deserved when he was handed a prison sentence.
The novichok poisoning of Mr Navalny was blamed on the Kremlin, which it denies.
At the news conference, Mr Putin batted away a question about his crackdown on political rivals by changing the subject to what he said was disorder in America around the storming of the US Capitol and Black Lives Matter.
Mr Putin said he did not want to see riots in Russia or a movement akin to BLM.
He said: "What we saw was disorder, disruption, violations of the law, etc. We feel sympathy for the United States of America, but we don't want that to happen on our territory and well do our utmost in order to not allow it to happen."
Mr Putin also accused Kiev of breaking the terms of a ceasefire agreement with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
And he said there was nothing of substance to discuss about Ukraine's possible membership in NATO.
He also said Moscow and Washington will resume arms control talks.
The two men have had face-to-face discussions at a villa on the shores of Lake Geneva.
The first round of talks involved both leaders, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and a pair of translators.
A second session involved other senior officials on both sides.
President Biden gave a thumbs up as he left the villa and then entered his limousine, TV footage showed.
Opening the talks earlier, Mr Putin said he hoped for a "productive" meeting, while Mr Biden called it a discussion between "two great powers" and insisted "it is always better to meet face to face".
As they appeared together for the first time since 2011, both men appeared to avoid looking directly at the other during a brief and chaotic photocall before jostling reporters and photographers.
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