Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow is waiting for the ongoing events involving Iran to conclude before American mediators arrive in Moscow, as reported by N12. The statement follows a period of intensive U.S.-led diplomacy with Iran, which Trump recently said was nearing completion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said overnight Monday that Moscow is waiting for the current confrontation involving Iran to end before hosting American mediators in Moscow, according to N12. The remarks come as U.S.-led diplomacy with Iran has been accelerating in recent days. President Trump has signaled in recent hours that an agreement with Iran is nearly finalized.
Putin's statement clocks in at a moment of heightened diplomatic activity: the U.S. and Iran recently signed a memorandum of understanding, a step Moscow publicly welcomed last week. The Russian leader's phrasing — waiting for the events to conclude — suggests Moscow is calibrating its own engagement with Washington around the outcome of the Iran track.
As The Zioneer previously reported, Trump has framed the conclusion of the Iran talks as a precondition for shifting U.S. diplomatic focus toward Ukraine. On Sunday he stated that now that Iran is "finished," Washington would focus on resolving the war in Ukraine — a goal both Putin and Zelensky are said to be open to. Putin himself recently signaled readiness to resume peace negotiations based on the 2022 Istanbul draft agreements.
No timeline was given for the expected arrival of U.S. mediators in Moscow.
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