Putin, meeting with Witkoff, said Russia is ready to help with the crisis around Iran

Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg received Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff. The Russian president declared his readiness to help settle the crisis around Iran, discussed ending the conflict in Ukraine, and expressed interest in restoring economic cooperation with the United States.

Javlon TursunovFirst published on tafs uz 1 min read
Putin, meeting with Witkoff, said Russia is ready to help with the crisis around Iran

The key facts

  • Putin told Witkoff that Russia is ready to help settle the crisis around Iran
  • One of the topics of the meeting was ending the hostilities in Ukraine
  • Moscow expressed interest in restoring economic cooperation with Washington

Meeting in St. Petersburg

Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the American leader's special envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg, said that Russia is ready to help settle the crisis around Iran. According to Life.ru, the meeting is taking place at the Constantine Palace, and its main topic, as the outlet previously reported, is to be the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. Putin also expressed interest in American assessments of the situation in the Middle East.

The Ukraine topic

Another topic of the talks was ending the conflict in Ukraine. Putin said that during their last phone call, Donald Trump paid special attention to the need to stop the hostilities in order to avoid further human losses.

Economic cooperation

The Russian leader noted Moscow's interest in restoring economic cooperation with Washington. This concerns resuming interaction between the two countries, but no specific possible agreements have been disclosed so far.

Context of the talks

Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg after talks with Volodymyr Zelensky and European representatives in Oslo. He said the talks in Oslo were productive: 'There is movement.' On the Russian side, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the RDIF, is also taking part in the dialogue.

Witkoff said the talks in Oslo were productive: There is progress

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