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Indian Express
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- Indian Express
Russia open to peace with Ukriane but insists on achieving its goals, says Kremlin spokesman
Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving 'our goals' remains a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, days after US President Donald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to agree to a ceasefire or face tougher sanctions. Peskov and other Russian officials have repeatedly rejected accusations from Kyiv and its Western partners of stalling peace talks. Meanwhile, Moscow continues to intensify its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities, with more drones in a single night than it did during some entire months in 2024, and analysts say the barrages are likely to escalate. 'President Putin has repeatedly spoken of his desire to bring the Ukrainian settlement to a peaceful conclusion as soon as possible. This is a long process, it requires effort, and it is not easy,' Peskov told state TV reporter Pavel Zarubin. 'The main thing for us is to achieve our goals. Our goals are clear,' he added. The Kremlin has insisted that any peace deal should see Ukraine withdraw from the four regions that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but never fully captured. It also wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to join NATO and accept strict limits on its armed forces, demands Kyiv and its Western allies have rejected. President Donald Trump threatened Russia on July 14 with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for American weapons to reach Ukraine, hardening his stance toward Moscow after months of frustration following unsuccessful negotiations aimed at ending the war. The direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Istanbul resulted in several rounds of prisoner exchanges, but little else. Trump said he would implement 'severe tariffs' unless a peace deal is reached within 50 days. He provided few details on how they would be implemented, but suggested they would target Russia's trading partners in an effort to isolate Moscow in the global economy. In addition, Trump said European allies would buy 'billions and billions' of dollars of US military equipment to be transferred to Ukraine, replenishing the besieged country's supplies of weapons. Included in the plan are Patriot air defense systems, a top priority for Ukraine as it fends off Russian drones and missiles. Doubts were recently raised about Trump's commitment to supply Ukraine when the Pentagon paused shipments over concerns that US stockpiles were running low.
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First Post
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Putin meets Khamenei's top adviser to discuss Iran's nuclear programme
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a surprise meeting with Ali Larijani, top adviser to Iran's supreme leader on nuclear issues, to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme in the Kremlin on Sunday. read more In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) attends a meeting with Vladimir Region Governor Alexander Avdeyev (L) in Moscow on July 18, 2025. Image- AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin held an unannounced meeting with Ali Larijani, top adviser to Iran's supreme leader on nuclear matters, at the Kremlin on Sunday to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme, the Kremlin said. Larijani shared assessments of the 'escalating situation in the Middle East and around the Iranian nuclear programme,' Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Putin, in turn, reiterated Russia's 'well-known positions on how to stabilise the situation in the region and on the political settlement of the Iranian nuclear programme,' Peskov added. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Russia maintains strong ties with Iran's leadership and has provided crucial backing in recent years, though it has not taken a forceful stance in support of Tehran since the United States joined Israel's bombing campaign on Iran in June. Putin had expressed Russia's 'well-known positions on how to stabilize the situation in the region and on the political settlement of the Iranian nuclear programme', he added. Separately, a German diplomatic source told AFP on Sunday that Britain, France and Germany are planning to hold fresh talks with Iran on its nuclear programme in the coming days. Iran's Tasnim news agency also reported that Tehran had agreed to hold talks with the three European countries, citing an unnamed source. Last week, Russia had slammed a story by US news outlet Axios citing anonymous sources that said Putin had 'encouraged' Iran to accept a deal with the United States that would prevent the Islamic republic from enriching uranium. Iran has consistently denied seeking a nuclear weapon, while defending its 'legitimate rights' to the peaceful use of atomic energy. With inputs from agencies
Time of India
10 minutes ago
- Time of India
‘Stability and political settlement': Putin holds surprise meeting with Iranian adviser Ali Larijan; discussion on Tehran's nuclear programme
Putin holds surprise nuclear talks with top Iran official (Pic credit: AP) Putin holds surprise nuclear talks with top Iran official (Pic credit: AP) Putin holds surprise nuclear talks with top Iran official (Pic credit: AP) Putin holds surprise nuclear talks with top Iran official (Pic credit: AP) Putin holds surprise nuclear talks with top Iran official (Pic credit: AP) 1 2 Russian President Vladimir Putin held an unannounced meeting on Sunday with Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and the escalating tensions in the Middle East. The surprise talks took place in the Kremlin and were confirmed by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, who stated that Larijani "conveyed assessments of the escalating situation in the Middle East and around the Iranian nuclear programme", AFP reported. Peskov added that President Putin reaffirmed Russia's 'well-known positions on how to stabilise the situation in the region and on the political settlement of the Iranian nuclear programme.' Russia maintains a cordial relationship with Iran's leadership and has extended crucial support in various international forums, even as the region faces heightened instability. Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran has agreed to resume talks with three European nations—Britain, France, and Germany. A German diplomatic source also confirmed to AFP that fresh negotiations with Iran are planned 'in the coming days,' signalling a renewed push by European powers to negotiate settlements on Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
