In the meeting with Vitkaf, Putin demanded to reach an agreement with Iran.

In the meeting with Vitkaf, Putin demanded to reach an agreement with Iran.

The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a meeting with the American special envoy that there is still time to resolve the crisis in Iran through diplomacy and that an agreement must be reached with Tehran. At the same time, Abbas Iraqichi, Iran's foreign minister, said that the progress of the negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz depended on the implementation of Tehran's conditions by the United States.

According to Reuters, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday, October 21 that Putin raised this position in a meeting with Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's special envoy, in St. Petersburg.

The Russian president also "declared his willingness" to help resolve the crisis in Iran and said he was interested in hearing America's assessment of the state of this crisis.

According to Russian news agencies, Vladimir Putin said, referring to Moscow-Tehran relations, that Washington is aware of Russia's proposals to resolve this situation. According to these reports, at this meeting he also demanded the renewal of economic cooperation between Russia and America.

The meeting between Putin and Witkoff, which focused on the Ukraine war, ended on Wednesday after more than three hours.