Reuters: Russia hopes for a swift end to the conflict in the Middle East and stands ready to do everything necessary to help restore peace in the region, President Vladimir Putin was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Thursday.
State news agency TASS said Putin would speak to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday in the latest of a series of calls he has held with regional leaders.
Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that Russia was ready to contribute to resolving the Iran conflict and President Vladimir Putin is continuing to talk with regional leaders.”The president is continuing these contacts, and if our services are somehow required, we are, of course, ready to make our contribution to ensuring that the military situation transitions to a peaceful course as soon as possible,” Peskov told reporters.
Peskov was responding to a question about US President Donald Trumpâs speech to the nation about the Iran war and his separate comment that he was considering pulling the United States out of NATO.Russia views NATO as a hostile alliance, Peskov said.
