Putin: 'We are waiting for the crisis with Iran to end in order to resume talks'
The President of Russia said he is waiting for the arrival of American mediators to resume talks with Ukraine, after Washington is less occupied with Iran. • In an interview with a Russian journalist published…
Assessment
Putin explicitly links the resumption of U.S. Russia talks on Ukraine to Washington freeing itself from the Iran crisis. This frames the Iran file as a bottleneck for diplomacy, suggesting Moscow sees leverage in waiting rather than negotiating now. The timing and outcome of U.S. Iran engagement will directly affect whether Ukraine talks restart.