MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians have warmed markedly to the United States under Barack Obama, but still think official ties are poor, a poll showed three days before the U.S. president visits on Monday.

Obama hopes his talks in Moscow during his three-day visit will help mend ties between the two largest nuclear powers that turned frosty under his predecessor George W. Bush.

The young and charismatic U.S. leader appears to have already changed Russians' attitudes to his country since his election in November, the survey by Russian pollster VTsIOM indicated.

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