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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Iran’s president thanks Putin for Russia’s backing in war with US

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for Moscow’s stance during the US-Israel war on his country. “We appreciate and thank you for your positions at every stage, both during the period when the fighting and acts of aggression were taking place and under normal circumstances when the United States was imposing sanctions on us, both at the United Nations and in international forums,” Pezeshkian said at a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Russia in solidarity with Iranian people, Putin tells Pezeshkian

President Vladimir Putin told Iranian President ⁠Masoud Pezeshkian at ⁠a meeting that Russia stands in solidarity with the Iranian people in the ⁠fight against the US and Israel. Putin ⁠also said Russia and Iran ⁠will maintain ⁠their economic and ⁠trade relationship despite the current military ‌and political environment. The US threatened a new sanctions regime against any countries cooperating economically with Iran, including Tehran’s close allies Russia and China. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Iran's Pezeshkian expected to meet Putin at SCO summit 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is expected to attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where he is likely to hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Al Jazeera reported. The two-day summit begins on Monday, with Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also expected to attend. Earlier, the Iranian and Russian foreign ministers met in July during the SCO's Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Japan summons Russian envoy over Putin visit to disputed Kuril island

Japan on Thursday summoned Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Stanislavovich Nozdrev to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the disputed Iturup Island. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi asked Nozdrev to convey Tokyo's protest to Moscow "as soon as possible," Kyodo News reported. Putin visited Iturup earlier on Thursday during a trip to Russia's Far Eastern Sakhalin region, marking his first visit to the island chain off Hokkaido. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Russian president discusses situation in Gulf and Ukraine with UAE counterpart

⁠Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the ongoing situation in the Gulf and Ukraine during a phone call with United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to the Kremlin. It added that Putin ⁠had expressed his ⁠gratitude to the UAE for ⁠its role ⁠in organising ⁠exchanges of prisoners of war and detainees between ‌Russia and Ukraine. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Putin, Xi hail 'unyielding' ties in talks after Trump visit

President Xi Jinping hailed China and Russia's "unyielding" ties in talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as the pair met to underscore their alliance days after Donald Trump's visit to the Asian superpower economy. After the US president was received with pomp last week but left without major breakthroughs, including on help with reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Putin's visit will be scrutinised for tangible takeaways. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Xi to host 'old friend' Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump visit

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to host his "old friend" Vladimir Putin less than a week after Donald Trump's high-profile visit, as Beijing seeks to project itself as a stable and predictable power in a world shaken by trade tensions, wars and an energy crisis. China and Russia have cast Putin's two-day trip this week — his 25th visit to China — as further evidence of their "all-weather" partnership, even as the West urges Beijing to pressure Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Putin meets Iran's Araghchi, voices hope for peace in Iran: state media 

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, local news agencies reported. Putin said Russia hoped the Iranian people will weather what he described as a "difficult period" and that peace will prevail. He added that Russia would do everything in the interests of Iran and other countries in the region, the state-run RIA news agency reported. Read More…

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Moscow will do 'everything' to help secure Mideast peace, Putin assures Araghchi

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iran's top diplomat that Moscow would do everything it could to help secure peace in the Middle East, during a meeting in St. Petersburg. "For our part, we will do everything that serves your interests, the interests of all the people of the region, so that peace can be achieved as soon as possible," Russian state media quoted Putin as telling Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday. Putin also hailed "how courageously and heroically the people of Iran are fighting for their independence… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Russia ready to help China with energy ahead of Putin's visit, says FM  

Russia is ready to increase energy supplies to China ahead of an expected visit by President Vladimir Putin, Russian news agencies quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Wednesday at a news conference in Beijing. The agencies quoted Lavrov as saying that the visit would take place in the first half of the year, while the Vedomosti newspaper cited sources as saying it would be during the week beginning May 18. Read More…

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