In his statements during a trilateral summit in Tehran with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Vladimir Putin touched on a number of topical international issues, the most important of which are as follows.
Syria
Putin: Efforts by Russia, Iran and Turkey to resolve the Syrian crisis are very effective
Putin: Russia, Turkey and Iran have minor disagreements over Syria
Putin: Russia supports the return of the eastern Euphrates to the rule of the legitimate government of Damascus
Putin: US should stop stealing Syrian oil
Putin confirmed that Russia and Iran are making a significant contribution to the settlement of the situation in Syria
Putin emphasized the need to create conditions that allow the Syrians to decide the fate of their country without outside interference
Putin: The next trilateral summit in the Astana format will be held in Russia
Ukraine
Putin: Ukraine does not want a deal
Putin: Ukrainian grain export issues not yet fully resolved
Putin: We are ready to facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, subject to the removal of restrictions on the export of Russian grain
Putin thanked Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE for offering mediation in the settlement in Ukraine
energy crisis
Putin reveals the consequences of limiting Western purchases of Russian oil
Putin: Europeans have lost their sanctions against Russian gas “Yamal-Europe”
Putin: We are ready to supply gas to Europe through the pipeline, which she refused to operate
Putin: Gazprom has always fulfilled its obligations and will fulfill them in the future
Source: RT