President of Iran Ibrahim Raisi. File photo MOSCOW, June 8. Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that Tehran is ready to use its capabilities to assist in a diplomatic settlement of the situation in Ukraine.» Raisi, expressing hope for an early the end of the Ukrainian conflict, noted the importance of a diplomatic settlement in this matter and stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to use its capabilities to facilitate a diplomatic resolution of the war,» the press service of the Iranian president said.
Putin and the President of Iran expressed their intention to strengthen relations between the two countriesRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
