The Iranian leader expressed “hope that his [Putin’s] new term would provide a suitable ground for the promotion of relations between Tehran and Moscow.”
A day after winning national elections, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at Moscow's Red Square to mark the 10th anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea.
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini distances himself from the government's more skeptical perspective regarding Vladimir Putin's "landslide" victory in the recent Russian elections.
"From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready," Putin, 71, told Rossiya-1 television and news agency RIA when asked whether Russia was really ready for a nuclear war.
The SVR, the main successor to the KGB's First Directorate foreign spying service, also alleged the US planned to launch a cyber attack on the online voting system.
Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukraine's military intelligence, told Ukraine's 24 Channel the groups were conducting the operation on Russian territory independently of Ukraine.
The report largely focused on threats from China and Russia, as well as noting the risks of broader conflict related to Israel's campaign against Hamas in Gaza since the October 7 attacks.
Civilized nations have a responsibility to crack down on Russia’s business of chaos.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Western countries late February at the annual State of the Union Address that they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine.