Russia

Russia's Putin arrives in India for summit talks with PM Modi

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India Thursday to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ukraine has many things against it right now: Trump

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – US special envoy Steven Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had a “very good” meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, but it remains to be seen what comes out of it, US President Donald Trump says.

Russian troops destroy Ukrainian special force group

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Russian troops have destroyed a battle group of Ukraine’s 225th separate assault regiment during an attempted counterattack near Alekseyevka in the Sumy Region.

In past day;

Russian artillery delivers over 100 strikes on Ukrainians

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Over the past day, Russian artillery has delivered more than 100 strikes on Ukrainian units, military expert Andrey Marochko says.

Putin's aide:

Putin-Witkoff talks constructive, very useful

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, were constructive, very useful, and substantive, according to Russian Presidential aide Yury Ushakov.

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China backs all efforts aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – China supports everything aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine and supports the signing of an all-encompassing and long-term peace agreement, Chinese Foreign Minister says.

Iran, Russia, China pen joint letter to UN chief

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – In a joint letter to the UN Security Council president and the UN secretary-general, the ambassadors of Iran, Russia, and China stressed that all provisions of Resolution 2231 have expired as of October 18, 2025.

White House optimistic about Putin-Witkoff meeting

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The Whithe House is "very optimistic" as the US President special envoy Steve is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine peace plan.

Third Russian tanker attacked in Black Sea, Turkey says

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Turkish authorities said Tuesday a third Russian vessel bound for Georgia with a shipment of sunflower oil had come under attack, days after two similar attacks.

Iran, Russia hold talks on combating money laundering

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to Russia and the head of Rosfinmonitoring held talks in Moscow on strengthening bilateral cooperation and enhancing coordination within the Eurasian anti-money laundering framework.

Russian troops capture another town in Donetsk

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Russian troops captured the community of Klinovoye in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

Report:

Key issue in Ukraine-US peace talks remains unresolved

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Security guarantees for Ukraine remained unresolved after the latest talks between Kiev and Washington on ending the conflict with Russia, a western newspaper reported on Sunday, citing officials.

NATO considering preemptive strikes to respond to Russia

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The North Atlantic Alliance is exploring the possibility of preemptive strikes in response to Russia's alleged aggressive actions, says the head of NATO’s Military Committee.

US, Ukrainian officials meet in Miami before Moscow talks

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – US and Ukrainian officials will hold negotiations on Sunday morning in Miami before President Trump's envoys head to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, US and Ukrainian officials say.

Russian forces strike Ukrainian industry, energy sites

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Russian forces struck Ukrainian industry and energy facilities in the early hours of Saturday in response to previous attacks of Ukrainian military attacks on Russian civilian facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Ukraine claims it struck Russia's refinery in south

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Ukraine on Saturday claimed that its military struck one of southern Russia's largest oil refineries overnight

Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan ink deal on North-South Corridor

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan have signed a new trilateral agreement in Baku to expand the western route of the International North–South Transport Corridor.

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Europe being shut out of many aspects of US peace plan talks

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – The participation of European countries in the negotiation process on the US peace plan is limited and does not imply access to details on many aspects of discussions on the Ukrainian settlement, according to a media report.

US may recognize Crimea, other territories as Russian: media

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The United States may recognize Russia's control over Crimea and territories taken by the Russian military in order to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, media reported.

Russia drafts response to possible seizure of assets by West

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Russia’s response to the possible expropriation of its immobilized sovereign assets by the West has been drafted.

Trump says Russia, Ukraine discuss exchange of territories

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine are discussing the mutual exchange of territories.

Ukraine reportedly agrees to US-brokered peace proposal

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Ukraine has reportedly agreed to the framework of a peace deal brokered by the US,, which could be a significant first step toward ending the almost four-year war.

Putin arrives in Kyrgyzstan on state visit

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a state visit. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met him at the steps of his plane at the Bishkek Airport.

Russia aware of Europe changes to Ukraine peace plan

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – A Russian official has said that his country is aware of the European countries' changes to the US-proposed peace plan for the Ukraine conflict.

In Beijing;

7th Russia-China Energy Business Forum opens

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – The 7th Russia-China Energy Business Forum opened in Beijing on Tuesday.

Erdogan, Putin discuss Ukraine conflict over phone

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have agreed to intensify contacts between the two countries’ diplomats on settling the Ukraine conflict.

Trump optimistic over Ukraine peace deal: White House

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump remains optimistic that a Ukraine peace deal can be struck and that differences have narrowed.

Russia says EU's Ukraine plan 'unconstructive'

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – A Kremlin aide has described the EU plan for Ukraine and unconstructive and unsuitable.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

A plan to humiliate Europe in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine showed that he tried to secure Russia's opinion rather than being inclined towards NATO and European countries' policies and consulting with them to resolve the crisis.